Gravitational-Wave Probes of Black Hole Spin and Binary Dynamics

Dear Colleagues,

Gravitational waves from merging black holes provide a direct probe of spin that complements electromagnetic observations. This sub-issue brings together contributions focused on waveform modeling and analysis techniques for extracting spin information across the inspiral, merger, and ringdown phases of compact binaries. By combining theoretical frameworks for gravitational-wave spin inference with studies of observational selection effects and population modeling, this collection examines strategies for reconciling theoretical predictions with measurements from Advanced LIGO, Virgo, KAGRA, and next-generation detectors. By highlighting recent progress in integrating gravitational wave observables into a unified spin measurement framework, this volume seeks to strengthen multimessenger constraints on black hole formation, evolution, and population statistics.

Dr. Alejandro Cardenas Avendaño
Guest Editor

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