A new model for the continuum spectra of AM CVn binaries and multi-messenger inference with normalizing flows

arXiv:2607.12971 · astro-ph.HE, gr-qc · Submitted 2026-07-14 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.HE, gr-qc

Submitted: 2026-07-14

Updated: 2026-07-14

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

Terminology

• Normalizing Flow — 35× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Calibration — 19× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Population Synthesis — 17× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Empirical Coverage — 12× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Normalizing Flows — 12× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
• Simulation-based Inference — 10× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Consistency — 8× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Core — 8× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Bayesian Inference — 7× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Degeneracy — 7× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Accuracy — 5× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Accretion Physics — 4× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Metallicity — 4× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Angular Momentum Loss — 3× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Robustness — 3× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Verification — 3× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Forward modeling — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Hybrid Approach — 2× in this paper · explained in 4 episodes
• Interpretability — 2× in this paper · explained in 15 episodes
• Inverse Problem — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Latent Representation — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Systematic Bias — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Absorption Cross Section — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Abundance — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Accretion Efficiency — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite — 1× in this paper
• Calibration Failure — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Feature Extraction — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Fidelity — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Gravitational Lensing — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Latent Space — 1× in this paper · explained in 7 episodes
• Mode Collapse — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Neural posterior estimation (NPE) — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Objective Function — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Trace — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Unified Framework — 1× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes

Sources

• Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
• Astrophysics with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna
• Prospects for detection of detached double white dwarf binaries with Gaia, LSST and LISA
• LISA verification binaries with updated distances from Gaia Data Release 2
• Galactic binaries with eLISA
• Ultra-compact X-ray Binaries: A Review
• AM CVn stars
• XMM-Newton observations of AM CVn binaries
• V407 Vul: a direct impact accretor
• X-ray luminosity versus orbital period of AM CVn systems
• Galactic Ultracompact X-ray Binaries: Disk Stability and Evolution
• The Advanced X-ray Imaging Satellite
• The Hot and Energetic Universe: A White Paper presenting the science theme motivating the Athena+ mission
• The NewAthena mission concept in the context of the next decade of X-ray astronomy
• LISA Galactic binaries with astrometry from Gaia DR3
• Accreting Double white dwarf binaries: Implications for LISA
• Short-period AM CVn systems as optical, X-ray and gravitational wave sources
• Characterizing accreting double white dwarf binaries with the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna and Gaia
• The gravitational wave signal from the Galactic disk population of binaries containing two compact objects
• The population of AM CVn stars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

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