General relativity

Mathematics

Computer science

X-ray binary

RADIUS

Theoretical physics

Astrophysics

Neutron star

Kilonova

Binary number

Arithmetic

Routing (electronic design automation)

LIGO

Black hole (networking)

Link-state routing protocol

Gravitational wave

Computer security

Gamma-ray burst

Routing protocol

Physics

Computer network

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Letters

The combined detection of a binary neutron-star merger in both gravitational waves (GWs) and electromagnetic (EM) radiation spanning the entire spectrum -- GW170817 / AT2017gfo / GRB170817A -- marks a breakthrough in the field of multi-messenger astronomy. Between the plethora of modeling and observations, the rich synergy that exists among the available data sets creates a unique opportunity to constrain the binary parameters, the equation of state of supranuclear density matter, and the physical processes at work during the kilonova and gamma-ray burst. We report, for the first time, Bayesian parameter estimation combining information from GW170817, AT2017gfo, GRB170817 to obtain truly multi-messenger constraints on the tidal deformability $\tilde{\Lambda} \in [302,860]$, total binary mass $M \in [2.722,2.751] M_\odot$, the radius of a $1.4$ solar mass neutron star $R \in [11.3,13.5] \rm km$ (with additional $0.2\ \rm km$ systematic uncertainty), and an upper bound on the mass ratio of $q \leq 1.27$, all at...

Multimessenger Bayesian parameter inference of a binary neutron star merger