Considering a neutron star as a degenerate gas of non-interacting, non-relativistic degenerate fermions (and so neglecting the strong interaction and general relativistic effects), what should be the radius of a 3 solar mass neutron star (answer in km)?

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Considering a neutron star as a degenerate gas of non-interacting, non-relativistic degenerate fermions (and so
neglecting the strong interaction and general relativistic effects), what should be the radius of a 3 solar mass neutron
star (answer in km)?

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