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The first detection of gravitational waves (GW150414) was announced in 2016 by the LIGO collaboration. This signal corresponded to the merger of two black holes with masses of 35 and 30 solar masses, forming a black hole of 62 solar masses. Assuming the energy released in this process was solely gravitational waves, calculate the ratio of the energy released in this event to the energy released by a supernova explosion, which is known to be 2 × 1044 Joules.
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- noob
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