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GRB170817A isn't a supernova though, so the SNe rate is irrelevant. First estimate of kilonova rates I found online is one per day per Gpc, and with your absurd
by SiempreViernes 7y ago
GRB170817A isn't a supernova though, so the SNe rate is irrelevant. First estimate of kilonova rates I found online is one per day per Gpc, and with your absurd extrapolation to the entire observable universe you get one per hour in one of the 40 000 degrees^2 of the entire sky.
- dnautics 7y agoYou can't assume GRB170817A isn't a supernova because there is an associated GW170817A; that's begging the question.
- throwaway2048 7y agoLIGO doesn't detect supernovas, so its irrelevant
- SiempreViernes 7y agoWhy do you think I'm assuming the type of the most well studied optical transient we've had this century? This is a source that was observed by something like a hundred different teams. I'm ruling out a SN origin on the basis of the (at least) dozen of direct observations that show it isn't.