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Precision constraints on stellar physics from main sequence detached eclipsing binaries

Mitchell T. Dennis , Harry Desmond , Jeremy Sakstein This is my paper

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keywords detached eclipsing binariesconvective mixing lengthstellar evolution modelsBayesian inferencemachine learning surrogatemain sequence starsstellar parametersactive learning
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Bayesian inference with machine-learning surrogates shows some stars have convective mixing lengths below the solar value.

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This paper develops a Bayesian method to infer stellar mass, metallicity, age, and convective mixing length from detached eclipsing binaries using precise mass and radius measurements combined with photometry. It employs an active learning strategy to train a machine learning surrogate for stellar evolution models, making the inference computationally tractable. When applied to 38 stars, the method gives tighter age constraints than prior work and finds that the mixing length parameter falls below the solar value for some lower mass stars. This supports the idea that convection may require different descriptions for different stars on the main sequence.

Core claim

The framework recovers precise stellar ages and places bounds on the mixing length parameter alpha_MLT for lower-mass stars, with several inferred values lying below the solar-calibrated one, indicating that convection across the main sequence may not be adequately described by a universal parameter.

What carries the argument

Active-learning-trained machine-learning surrogate for one-dimensional stellar evolution models that enables efficient Markov Chain Monte Carlo inference on detached eclipsing binary systems.

Load-bearing premise

The machine-learning surrogate reproduces the true stellar evolution tracks with enough accuracy that it does not bias the posterior distributions for the mixing length parameter.

What would settle it

Running the full stellar evolution code on the best-fit parameters from the surrogate and finding that the predicted radii or luminosities differ significantly from the observed values in the binaries.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2606.02732 by Harry Desmond, Jeremy Sakstein, Mitchell T. Dennis.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: A directed acyclic graph showing the connection between the parameters and the observables. This graph forms the probabilistic model used to forward model the MS DEB magnitudes and radii. We utilize 𝑀, 𝑍, and 𝑅 data from Eker et al. (2018) 1 , and photo￾metric 𝑀𝑉 and 𝑀𝐵 data from Bakıs, & Eker (2022). These data are collated in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p002_1.png] view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: Corner plot of the stellar data used in this study ( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p004_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: A flowchart depicting the entire active learning procedure. The upper half of the diagram outlines the data selection and generation procedure used to curate the set of models which trained the ML surrogate. The lower half outlines the procedure used once the ML training was completed and the final MCMC — the one used to constrain parameters — is run to generate posteriors across the input parameters. The … view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Histograms showing the distributions across individual parameters space at the completion of the AL procedure. The neural network emulator is only valid across parts of parameter space represented in these plots. They also show where the AL procedure determined where the most models were needed (i.e. at the lower end of our 𝑀 range and the upper end of our 𝑍 range). Not shown is the distribution in 𝛼MLT, w… view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Corner plot showing the results of the MCMC for V501 Monoceros primary. We see that the mass is prior-dominated while our likelihood im￾proves upon the prior inference of metallicity. Our inferred age is in agreement with the isochrone fit of 9.04 from Torres et al. (2015). 𝛼MLT is unconstrained in this case. 0.85 0.86 M(M ) 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 lo g 1 0 ( ) 1 2 M L T 0.005 0.010 0.015 Z 0.006 0.014 Z 1 2 MLT 7… view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: Same as [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_6.png] view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: Corner plot of the results from our MCMC for 𝑀, 𝑍, 𝛼MLT, 𝜏 combined with the 𝑅, 𝑀𝑉 , 𝑀𝐵 used as input data ( [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_8.png] view at source ↗
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We present a Bayesian framework to constrain {mass ($M$), metallicity ($Z$), stellar age ($\tau$), and the convective mixing length parameter ($\alpha_{\rm MLT}$)} in main-sequence (MS) detached eclipsing binaries (DEBs). These systems provide precise values of stellar mass and radius, offering stringent tests of stellar evolution models. We combine these with broadband magnitudes in the $B$ and $V$ bands and Gaussian priors on spectroscopic mass and metallicity, and perform Markov Chain Monte Carlo inference using a fast machine-learning surrogate for one-dimensional stellar evolution models computed with Modules for Experiments in Stellar Astrophysics. To make this approach computationally feasible, we implement an active learning strategy that adaptively selects new stellar models to evaluate, concentrating training data in regions of parameter space where the surrogate is most uncertain. Applying this framework to 38 stars in DEB systems, we recover ages more precise than previous isochrone-based determinations and obtain bounds on $\alpha_{\rm MLT}$ for a subset of lower-mass stars ($M \lesssim 1.5 M_\odot$), where convective envelopes provide sensitivity to the mixing length parameter. For several stars, the inferred $\alpha_{\rm MLT}$ values lie below the Solar-calibrated value, supporting previous indications that a universal mixing length parameter may not adequately describe convection across the main sequence. The active learning methods developed here provide a scalable route to Bayesian inference with stellar evolution models, with clear applications to additional stellar physics parameters and other precisely characterized stellar systems.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript develops a Bayesian MCMC framework that uses an active-learning-trained machine-learning surrogate for one-dimensional MESA stellar evolution models to jointly infer mass M, metallicity Z, age τ, and convective mixing length α_MLT for main-sequence detached eclipsing binaries. Precise dynamical masses and radii are combined with B/V photometry and Gaussian spectroscopic priors; the method is applied to 38 stars, yielding tighter ages than prior isochrone fits and α_MLT posteriors below the solar value for several lower-mass stars (M ≲ 1.5 M_⊙).

Significance. If the surrogate reproduces MESA tracks to sub-percent accuracy in radius and T_eff across the sampled (M, Z, τ, α_MLT) space, the work would supply quantitative evidence that a universal solar-calibrated mixing length is inadequate and would establish a scalable active-learning route for Bayesian inference on additional stellar-physics parameters in precisely characterized systems.

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  1. [Surrogate accuracy and active-learning description (likely §3–4)] The central claim that several stars have α_MLT < solar-calibrated value rests on the surrogate reproducing MESA radius and T_eff to better than the ~1% precision of the DEBs. The manuscript states that the surrogate is “sufficiently accurate” after the active-learning loop but reports neither held-out RMS nor maximum errors on radius or T_eff as a function of mass and α_MLT, nor does it propagate surrogate uncertainty into the likelihood function. This validation gap is load-bearing for the α_MLT posteriors.

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We thank the referee for their thorough review and for identifying the surrogate validation as a key point. We agree that quantitative held-out metrics are necessary to support the α_MLT results and will strengthen the manuscript accordingly.

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  1. Referee: The central claim that several stars have α_MLT < solar-calibrated value rests on the surrogate reproducing MESA radius and T_eff to better than the ~1% precision of the DEBs. The manuscript states that the surrogate is “sufficiently accurate” after the active-learning loop but reports neither held-out RMS nor maximum errors on radius or T_eff as a function of mass and α_MLT, nor does it propagate surrogate uncertainty into the likelihood function. This validation gap is load-bearing for the α_MLT posteriors.

    Authors: We acknowledge that explicit quantitative validation of the surrogate was not reported in sufficient detail. In the revised manuscript we will add a new subsection (likely in §4) that (i) describes the active-learning stopping criteria and training/test split, (ii) reports held-out RMS and maximum errors on radius and T_eff, shown as functions of mass and α_MLT, and (iii) compares these errors to the ~1% observational precision of the DEBs. We will also evaluate whether surrogate uncertainty should be added in quadrature to the likelihood or demonstrate that it remains sub-dominant; either approach will be documented. These additions directly address the load-bearing character of the validation for the reported α_MLT posteriors. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No circularity: inference on α_MLT uses external DEB data and MESA-trained surrogate

full rationale

The derivation chain consists of Bayesian MCMC inference on M, Z, τ, and α_MLT using observed DEB masses/radii, B/V magnitudes, and Gaussian spectroscopic priors, with the likelihood evaluated via an active-learning ML surrogate for MESA tracks. The reported α_MLT posteriors (some below solar) are outputs of this fit to independent data, not definitions or renamings of the inputs. No load-bearing self-citation, uniqueness theorem, or ansatz is invoked; the surrogate approximates an external physics code rather than embedding the target result. The framework remains self-contained against external benchmarks (MESA models, DEB observations) with no reduction of predictions to fitted parameters by construction.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

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Abstract-only review limits visibility into exact priors and model assumptions; the central claim rests on the fidelity of the MESA-based surrogate and the assumption that DEB masses and radii are model-independent.

free parameters (1)
  • α_MLT
    Target parameter being constrained rather than an ad-hoc fitted constant; its posterior is the scientific output.
axioms (1)
  • domain assumption One-dimensional MESA stellar evolution models accurately capture the physics needed to predict radii and magnitudes for main-sequence stars in the sampled mass and metallicity range.
    The surrogate is trained on these models; any systematic mismatch propagates directly into the inferred α_MLT.

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