Can I use same LR 5.4 catalog across Mac and Windows PCs?

Newb question here. I'm just learning LR, and have installed LR 5.4 on both my Mac and on my Thinkpad (running Win 8.1). Can I create a single LR catalog on a detachable drive, and then use it to edit  my LR work (i.e., moving it between machines) on either PC? I prefer to edit on my Mac, but the ThinkPad is the one that goes with me when I travel for business.  Thanks!

You are permitted two activations; so yes. But you will need an external hard drive formatted for both platforms. Many drives formatted for Windows can't be written to from a Mac.
The alternative is to use a travel catalog, and then export it in order to combine into a master catalog. See this video tutorial:

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