Impact of Bayesian Priors on the Characterization of Binary Black Hole Coalescences

In a regime where data are only mildly informative, prior choices can play a significant role in Bayesian statistical inference, potentially affecting the inferred physics. We show this is indeed the case for some of the parameters inferred from current gravitational-wave measurements of binary blac...

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Main Authors: Gerosa, Davide (Author), Haster, Carl-Johan (Author), Chatziioannou, Katerina (Author), Zimmerman, Aaron (Author), Vitale, Salvatore (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics (Contributor), LIGO (Observatory : Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2018-03-26T13:56:04Z.
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