JAX-bandflux: differentiable supernovae SALT modelling for cosmological analysis on GPUs
Abstract
JAX-bandflux is a JAX implementation of critical supernova modelling functionality for cosmological analysis. The codebase implements key components of the established library SNCosmo in a differentiable framework, offering efficient parallelisation and gradient-based optimisation capabilities through GPU acceleration.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Neutrino Physics Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 28 January 2026