http://arxiv.org/abs/2107.14239
Gravitational-wave detections are enabling measurements of the rate of coalescences of binaries composed of two compact objects – neutron stars and/or black holes. The coalescence rate of binaries containing neutron stars is further constrained by electromagnetic observations, including Galactic radio binary pulsars and short gamma-ray bursts. Meanwhile, increasingly sophisticated models of compact objects merging through a variety of evolutionary channels produce a range of theoretically predicted rates. Rapid improvements in instrument sensitivity, along with plans for new and improved surveys, make this an opportune time to summarise the existing observational and theoretical knowledge of compact-binary coalescence rates.
I. Mandel and F. Broekgaarden
Mon, 2 Aug 21
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Comments: Invited review article for Living Reviews in Relativity, the authors very much welcome suggestions (for missing references), all code and data are publicly available