Abstract This Primer examines Skilling's nested sampling algorithm for Bayesian inference
and, more broadly, multidimensional integration. The principles of nested sampling are …

Despite their long history and astrophysical importance, some of the key properties of
neutron stars are still uncertain. The extreme conditions encountered in their interiors …

The third Gravitational-Wave Transient Catalog (GWTC-3) describes signals detected with
Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo up to the end of their third observing run. Updating the …

We report on the population properties of compact binary mergers inferred from gravitational-
wave observations of these systems during the first three LIGO-Virgo observing runs. The …

We report on gravitational-wave discoveries from compact binary coalescences detected by
Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo in the first half of the third observing run (O3a) between …

Gravitational waves enable tests of general relativity in the highly dynamical and strong-field
regime. Using events detected by LIGO-Virgo up to 1 October 2019, we evaluate the …

On May 21, 2019 at 03: 02: 29 UTC Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo observed a short
duration gravitational-wave signal, GW190521, with a three-detector network signal-to-noise …

Gravitational waves provide a unique tool for observational astronomy. While the first LIGO–
Virgo catalogue of gravitational-wave transients (GWTC-1) contains 11 signals from black …

Observations of neutron-star mergers with distinct messengers, including gravitational
waves and electromagnetic signals, can be used to study the behavior of matter denser than …

This paper presents the results of a search for generic short-duration gravitational-wave
transients in data from the third observing run of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo …