Weak in the Presence of Beauty: Gravitational waves from the mergers of black holes and neutron stars as a messenger

Fiona H. Panther, Jordan W. N. Moncrieff, Mac L. Button

In 2025, the 4th Gravitational Wave Transient Catalog reported the discovery of over 200 gravitational wave events since 2015. These gravitational waves (GWs) are emitted by compac…