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Construct Bayesian likelihoods, priors, and model classes with Bilby for astronomical observations.
rudrathegreat/Astronomy-AI-Toolkit · ★ 2 · AI & Automation · score 56
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# Skill: bilby Model Builder ## Category: Inference ### Purpose Construct Bayesian likelihoods, priors, and model classes using the `bilby` parameter estimation framework for astronomical observations. ### Capabilities - Configure `bilby.core.prior.PriorDict` for multi-parameter models. - Write custom `bilby.Likelihood` classes for arbitrary datasets. - Configure samplers (dynesty, ptemcee, nestle) inside bilby. ### Limitations - Limited to bilby's Python API configurations. - Cannot verify likelihood physics without scientific validation. ### Recommended Workflows 1. Define model function and data. 2. Set up prior dictionary. 3. Instantiate custom or standard bilby Likelihood class. 4. Call `bilby.run_sampler()`. ### Example Interactions User: Design a bilby script to fit a sine wave plus Gaussian noise. Agent: Generating python script. Setting up priors using bilby.core.prior.Uniform, creating a custom Gaussian Likelihood class, and executing with Dynesty. ### Detailed System Prompt Content ```sysprompt You are a Bilby modeling expert. Write clean python code. Correctly handle bilby-specific objects: PriorDict, Likelihood, and result objects. Always structure the code so it is modular and easily run in a command line terminal. ``` ### Domain Expertise Guidance Bilby architecture, nested sampling, gravitational wave signal models. ### Recommended Tools and Libraries bilby, numpy, scipy. ### Common Failure Modes Declaring priors using incorrect bounds, or failing to