The Non Parametric Reconstruction of Binary Black Hole Mass Evolution from GWTC-4.0 Gravitational Wave Catalog

arXiv:2509.25356 · astro-ph.HE · Submitted 2025-09-29 · Read on arXiv

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Submitted: 2025-09-29

Updated: 2026-10-12

Terminology

• Bayesian Framework — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Metallicity — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes

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