Chirp mass: M_c = (m1·m2)^(3/5) / (m1+m2)^(1/5)

The chirp mass M_c = (m_1·m_2)^(3/5)/(m_1+m_2)^(1/5) is the combination of component masses that controls the leading-order post-Newtonian gravitational-wave inspiral waveform of a compact binary. Its significance stems from the fact that…