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frontier-ownedThis finding is part of accepted frontier state. Review events, reviewable changes, and proof state explain how it can change.
finding statement
finding typeNo entity list is declared.
evidence
source-boundtheoretical · manual state transition
proof impact
packet context2 reviewable changes and 0 evaluation records are attached to this finding id.
Evidence and conditions
method
manual state transition
evidence type
theoretical
conditions
Provenance
source title
Abbott et al., GW190814 discovery (LIGO-Virgo 2020)
doi
10.1088/2041-8213/ab75f5
authors
reviewer:will-blair
source record
declaredvs_2f252cedc624e916doi:10.1088/2041-8213/ab75f5 · 10.1088/2041-8213/ab75f5
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source record
declaredvs_319af4285ef1501ddoi:10.1088/2041-8213/ab75f5 · 10.1088/2041-8213/ab75f5
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GW190814 (mass ~2.6 M⊙, secondary component) challenges the lower mass gap; source is ambiguous between neutron star with extreme equation of state or lower-mass black hole.
vs_2f252cedc624e916 · manual_curation
outgoing
vf_150c2ca2e3b5fabdGW190814 secondary component classification contradicts standard NSBH definition; suggests NS or exotic object at NSBH boundary.
incoming
extends · vf_150c2ca2e3b5fabd
extends · vf_c26cce1a8eb5b628
events
vev_67b6c5e465e13142finding.assertedManual finding added to frontier state
reviewer:will-blair · 2026-05-29
vev_656901f8ae063773finding.retractedVerifier-flagged: DOI 10.1088/2041-8213/ab75f5 does not exist. Correct DOI for GW190814 discovery is 10.3847/2041-8213/ab960f (ApJ Letters, 2020). The finding text is accurate but the citation is broken and misdirected.
reviewer:will-blair · 2026-05-29
reviewable changes
vpr_6ecb26959f0ac203finding.addManual finding added to frontier state
applied · reviewer:will-blair · 2026-05-29
vpr_5b6a120b8c9e214dfinding.retractVerifier-flagged: DOI 10.1088/2041-8213/ab75f5 does not exist. Correct DOI for GW190814 discovery is 10.3847/2041-8213/ab960f (ApJ Letters, 2020). The finding text is accurate but the citation is broken and misdirected.
applied · reviewer:will-blair · 2026-05-29
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