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Investigating the impact of quasi-universal relations on neutron star constraints in third-generation detectors
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Submitted 16 Feb 2026 · Published version
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The authors' main claim Our results highlight that while quasi-universal relations remain a useful tool within gravitational-wave analyses, careful treatment is needed to avoid biases in equation of state measurements with next-generation detectors.
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Gravitational-wave observations of binary neutron star systems can shed light on the currently unknown dense matter equation of state. The equation of state determines a large number of neutron star properties, such as tidal deformability, radius, and quadrupole moment, several of which directly affect the emitted gravitational-wave signals. To reduce the dimensionality when computing gravitational-waves and when interpreting observational data, quasi-universal relations are commonly employed to connect different neutron star properties. However, quasi-universal relations are not exact and their use may introduce uncertainty and bias. We explore the potential biases arising from different quasi-universal relations in the third generation era: (i) the Love-Q relation connecting the spin-induced quadrupole moment and the tidal deformability, (ii) the relation between the fundamental mode frequency and the tidal deformability, and (iii) the binary Love relation. We find that for the quadrupole relation biases are only present for rapidly rotating systems, for the binary-Love relation induces moderate biases only in the next-to-leading-order tidal parameters, which can however propagate into the inferred equation of state at low masses. Regarding fundamental mode frequencies, we find that the employed relation introduces only negligible biases, while waveform systematic effects can become comparatively large. Our results highlight that while quasi-universal relations remain a useful tool within gravitational-wave analyses, careful treatment is needed to avoid biases in equation of state measurements with next-generation detectors.
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| s0 | Gravitational-wave observations of binary neutron star systems can shed light on the currently unknown dense matter equation of state. | background 1.00 | 0.04 | 0.02 | hedged possibility 0.95 |
| s1 | The equation of state determines a large number of neutron star properties, such as tidal deformability, radius, and quadrupole moment, several of which directly affect the emitted gravitational-wave signals. | background 1.00 | 0.04 | 0.02 | asserted 1.00 |
| s2 | To reduce the dimensionality when computing gravitational-waves and when interpreting observational data, quasi-universal relations are commonly employed to connect different neutron star properties. | background 0.99 | 0.04 | 0.02 | asserted 1.00 |
| s3 | However, quasi-universal relations are not exact and their use may introduce uncertainty and bias. | background 0.52 | 0.04 | 0.04 | hedged possibility 0.70 |
| s4 | We explore the potential biases arising from different quasi-universal relations in the third generation era: (i) the Love-Q relation connecting the spin-induced quadrupole moment and the tidal deformability, (ii) the relation between the fundamental mode frequency and the tidal deformability, and (iii) the binary Love relation. | contribution 0.98 | 0.65 | 0.04 | asserted 0.72 |
| s5 | We find that for the quadrupole relation biases are only present for rapidly rotating systems, for the binary-Love relation induces moderate biases only in the next-to-leading-order tidal parameters, which can however propagate into the inferred equation of state at low masses. | result 1.00 | 0.97 | 0.23 | asserted 1.00 |
| s6 | Regarding fundamental mode frequencies, we find that the employed relation introduces only negligible biases, while waveform systematic effects can become comparatively large. | result 1.00 | 0.95 | 0.09 | asserted 0.99 |
| s7 | Our results highlight that while quasi-universal relations remain a useful tool within gravitational-wave analyses, careful treatment is needed to avoid biases in equation of state measurements with next-generation detectors. | interpretation 1.00 | 0.52 | 0.91 | asserted 0.92 |
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Gravitational-wave observations of binary neutron star systems can shed light on the currently unknown dense matter equation of state. The equation of state determines a large number of neutron star properties, such as tidal deformability, radius, and quadrupole moment, several of which directly affect the emitted gravitational-wave signals. To reduce the dimensionality when computing gravitational-waves and when interpreting observational data, quasi-universal relations are commonly employed to connect different neutron star properties. However, quasi-universal relations are not exact and their use may introduce uncertainty and bias. We explore the potential biases arising from different quasi-universal relations in the third generation era: (i) the Love-Q relation connecting the spin-induced quadrupole moment and the tidal deformability, (ii) the relation between the fundamental mode frequency and the tidal deformability, and (iii) the binary Love relation. We find that for the quadrupole relation biases are only present for rapidly rotating systems, for the binary-Love relation induces moderate biases only in the next-to-leading-order tidal parameters, which can however propagate into the inferred equation of state at low masses. Regarding fundamental mode frequencies, we find that the employed relation introduces only negligible biases, while waveform systematic effects can become comparatively large. Our results highlight that while quasi-universal relations remain a useful tool within gravitational-wave analyses, careful treatment is needed to avoid biases in equation of state measurements with next-generation detectors.
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Within NRTidalv3 the SIQM is computed for each NS with the qUR [ref] [equation] The corresponding qUR for $C_Oct$ is given in [ref] , which we utilise throughout this work to focus only on the leading order quadrupole effect of $C_Q$.
Approximate Universal Relations for Neutron Stars and Quark Stars · Implementation · 0.94
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Within NRTidalv3 the SIQM is computed for each NS with the qUR [ref] [equation] The corresponding qUR for $C_Oct$ is given in [ref] , which we utilise throughout this work to focus only on the leading order quadrupole effect of $C_Q$.
New and Robust Gravitational-Waveform Model for High-Mass-Ratio Binary Neutron Star Systems with Dynamical Tidal Effects · Implementation · 0.94
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For these 20 events, we perform hierarchical EOS inference to assess whether biases arise at the population level when adopting qURs following the method of Ref. [ref] .
Reconstructing the neutron-star equation of state with gravitational-wave detectors from a realistic population of inspiralling binary neutron stars · Hierarchical Inference · 0.99
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Such a leap in precision makes it imperative to carefully examine the use of qURs within analyses, or risk biasing future EOS measurements [ref] .
Quasi-universal relations in the context of future neutron star detections · Introduction · 1.00
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Such a leap in precision makes it imperative to carefully examine the use of qURs within analyses, or risk biasing future EOS measurements [ref] .
Systematic errors due to quasi-universal relations in binary neutron stars and their correction for unbiased model selection · Introduction · 1.00
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This indicates that third-generation detectors will enable direct measurements of $C_Q$ for sufficiently rapidly rotating NSs and indicated by [ref] .
Constructing Love-Q-Relations with Gravitational Wave Detections · Selected Cases · 0.99
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Prominently among qURs are the I-Love-Q relations introduced by Yagi and Yunes [ref] , which link the moment of inertia, tidal deformability, and spin-induced quadrupole moment for slowly rotating isolated NSs in general relativity.
I-Love-Q · Introduction · 1.00
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Prominently among qURs are the I-Love-Q relations introduced by Yagi and Yunes [ref] , which link the moment of inertia, tidal deformability, and spin-induced quadrupole moment for slowly rotating isolated NSs in general relativity.
I-Love-Q Relations in Neutron Stars and their Applications to Astrophysics, Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics · Introduction · 1.00
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This assumption holds in the limit that the GW frequency is much smaller than the frequency of the fundamental oscillation mode of the NS $f_2$, however in the late inspiral this assumption can break down, producing the so-called dynamical tidal effects [ref] for which the tidal deformability becomes time or frequency dependent.
Effects of neutron-star dynamic tides on gravitational waveforms within the effective-one-body approach · Implementation · 0.84
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