Can current models predict the local black hole merger rate?

arXiv:2606.02725 · astro-ph.HE, astro-ph.CO · Submitted 2026-06-01 · Read on arXiv

astro-ph.HE, astro-ph.CO

Submitted: 2026-06-01

Updated: 2026-10-16

Comments: 14 pages, 11 figures, 1 table

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Metallicity — 5× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Abundance — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Consistency — 1× in this paper · explained in 3 episodes
• Star Formation Rate Density (SFRD) — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes

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