Strong-lensing effects in high-redshift massive black-hole binary population inference

arXiv:2607.03345 · astro-ph.CO, gr-qc · Submitted 2026-07-03 · Read on arXiv

Yan-Heng Jin, Wen-Biao Han

astro-ph.CO, gr-qc

Submitted: 2026-07-03

Comments: 23 pages, 7 figures

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Gravitational Lensing — 10× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Velocity Dispersion — 6× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Abundance — 5× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Bayesian Inference — 3× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Hierarchical Framework — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Microlensing — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Weak Lensing — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

Sources

• Effect of gravitational lensing on the distribution of gravitational waves from distant binary black hole mergers
• Strong lensing cosmography using binary-black-hole mergers: Prospects for the near future
• Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
• LISA Definition Study Report
• Gravitationally lensed quasars and supernovae in future wide-field optical imaging surveys

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