Merge branch 'bugfix-symmetric-mass-ratio' into 'master'

BUGFIX: make sure symmetric mass ratio < 1 / 4 See merge request !1184

Merge branch 'bugfix-symmetric-mass-ratio' into 'master'
02512a63 · Colm Talbot · f8f674ba · e1876acc · 02512a63
Commit 02512a63 authored 2 years ago by Colm Talbot
--- a/bilby/gw/conversion.py
+++ b/bilby/gw/conversion.py
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ def component_masses_to_symmetric_mass_ratio(mass_1, mass_2):
        Symmetric mass ratio of the binary
    """
-    return (mass_1 * mass_2) / (mass_1 + mass_2) ** 2
+    return np.minimum((mass_1 * mass_2) / (mass_1 + mass_2) ** 2, 1 / 4)
 def component_masses_to_mass_ratio(mass_1, mass_2):