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Deep Learning with Quantized Neural Networks for Gravitational Wave Forecasting of Eccentric Compact Binary Coalescence

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2021-10-19 v2

Abstract

We present the first application of deep learning forecasting for binary neutron stars, neutron star - black hole systems, and binary black hole mergers that span an eccentricity range e <= 0.9. We train neural networks that describe these astrophysical populations, and then test their performance by injecting simulated eccentric signals in advanced LIGO noise available at the \texttt{Gravitational Wave Open Science Center} to: 1) quantify how fast neural networks identify these signals before the binary components merge; 2) quantify how accurately neural networks estimate the time to merger once gravitational waves are identified; and 3) estimate the time-dependent sky localization of these events from early detection to merger. Our findings show that deep learning can identify eccentric signals from a few seconds (for binary black holes) up to tens of seconds (for binary neutron stars) prior to merger. A quantized version of our neural networks achieves 4x reduction in model size, and up to 2.5x inference speed up. These novel algorithms may be used to facilitate time-sensitive multi-messenger astrophysics observations of compact binaries in dense stellar environments.

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@article{arxiv.2012.03963,
  title  = {Deep Learning with Quantized Neural Networks for Gravitational Wave Forecasting of Eccentric Compact Binary Coalescence},
  author = {Wei Wei and E. A. Huerta and Mengshen Yun and Nicholas Loutrel and Md Arif Shaikh and Prayush Kumar and Roland Haas and Volodymyr Kindratenko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.03963},
  year   = {2021}
}

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14 pages, 7 figures

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