Testing Spin Prior Assumptions of Binary Black Hole Parameter Inference and Their Astrophysical Implications

arXiv:2609.33199 · astro-ph.HE, astro-ph.SR · Submitted 2026-09-27 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.HE, astro-ph.SR

Submitted: 2026-09-27

Updated: 2026-09-27

Terminology

• Bayesian Inference — 3× in this paper · explained in 5 episodes
• Anti-correlation — 2× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Core — 2× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Accuracy — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Population Synthesis — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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