Browse
Claims
Search the graph by meaning. Each result carries its current verdict; open one to see its decomposition, provenance, and the reasoning behind the assessment.
ShowingImportancePrizesTopicAstrophysics
The branch of astronomy dealing with the physics of celestial objects and phenomena, including stars, galaxies, compact objects, and cosmology.
The X-ray absorption column density toward HESS J1731-347 exceeds the total foreground gas column in front of the Scutum-Crux arm
SupportedEvidence favors the claim, but the chain is incomplete or the sources are secondary.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347X-ray Absorption Column Densityimportance · minorImportance 0.35, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Some compact star observations are difficult to explain with conventional neutron star models
SupportedEvidence favors the claim, but the chain is incomplete or the sources are secondary.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Neutron Star Exotic Physicsimportance · minorImportance 0.35, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
The pulsar XTE J1814-338 has an inferred radius of about 7 km, smaller than neutron star models predict
VerifiedThe claim traces to reliable primary sources through a clear chain of evidence.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →XTE J1814-338Compact Object Mass and RadiusNeutron Star Exotic Physicsimportance · minorImportance 0.35, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
X-ray absorption compared with CO and HI gas columns places HESS J1731-347 at least 3.2 kiloparsecs away
ContestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347Central Compact Objectsimportance · notableImportance 0.45, from 0 to 1 · notable: a contested point in a live debate (also the default before judging). Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
The optical star IRAS 17287-3443 is physically associated with the supernova remnant HESS J1731-347
ContestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347importance · notableImportance 0.50, from 0 to 1 · notable: a contested point in a live debate (also the default before judging). Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
The X-ray spectrum of the compact object in HESS J1731-347 is well described by a uniform-temperature carbon atmosphere model
VerifiedThe claim traces to reliable primary sources through a clear chain of evidence.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347Neutron Star Atmosphere ModelsCentral Compact Objectsimportance · minorImportance 0.35, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Hydrogen-atmosphere hot-spot models fit the X-ray spectrum of HESS J1731-347 as well as carbon-atmosphere models
VerifiedThe claim traces to reliable primary sources through a clear chain of evidence.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347Neutron Star Atmosphere ModelsCentral Compact Objectsimportance · notableImportance 0.45, from 0 to 1 · notable: a contested point in a live debate (also the default before judging). Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Stable microscopic black holes produced by cosmic rays striking white dwarfs or neutron stars would be stopped inside those stars, whether charged or neutral.
SupportedEvidence favors the claim, but the chain is incomplete or the sources are secondary.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Micro black holesCosmic raysNeutron Star Exotic Physicsimportance · minorImportance 0.40, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
The supernova remnant HESS J1731-347 lies at a distance of about 2.5 kiloparsecs
ContestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347importance · notableImportance 0.45, from 0 to 1 · notable: a contested point in a live debate (also the default before judging). Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
The compact object in HESS J1731-347 has a mass near 0.77 solar masses and a radius near 10.4 km
ContestedCredible evidence or argument exists on multiple sides.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Compact Object Mass and RadiusHESS J1731-347Central Compact Objectsimportance · notableImportance 0.60, from 0 to 1 · notable: a contested point in a live debate (also the default before judging). Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
The single uniform-temperature hotspot model adequately describes XTE J1814-338's burst oscillation pulse profiles for mass-radius inference
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Burst Oscillation Pulse Profile ModelingXTE J1814-338Compact Object Mass and Radiusimportance · minorImportance 0.30, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
The spatial pattern of X-ray absorption across HESS J1731-347 correlates with Scutum-Crux arm molecular gas
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347X-ray Absorption Column Densityimportance · minorImportance 0.25, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
The X-ray-absorbing material toward HESS J1731-347 is distributed along the line of sight rather than concentrated near 3 kiloparsecs
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347X-ray Absorption Column Densityimportance · minorImportance 0.30, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Pulsar glitches are difficult to explain with strange quark star models
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Neutron Star Exotic PhysicsDense Quark Matterimportance · minorImportance 0.30, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Inferred masses and radii of compact stars depend strongly on assumed distance and atmosphere composition
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Compact Object Mass and RadiusNeutron Star Atmosphere Modelsimportance · minorImportance 0.30, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Pulsar glitches arise from angular momentum transfer by superfluid vortex unpinning in the neutron star crust
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Neutron Star Exotic Physicsimportance · minorImportance 0.25, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
HESS J1731-347 is associated with atomic gas at a kinematic distance of 5.2 to 6 kiloparsecs
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347importance · minorImportance 0.30, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Extended infrared emission toward the center of HESS J1731-347 traces dust heated by IRAS 17287-3443
SupportedEvidence favors the claim, but the chain is incomplete or the sources are secondary.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347Infrared dust emissionimportance · minorImportance 0.30, from 0 to 1 · minor: narrow or largely settled, cheap to get right. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Radiative losses in strong neutron-star magnetospheres degrade incoming ultra-high-energy protons' energy before surface impact.
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Neutron Star Exotic PhysicsCosmic raysimportance · settledImportance 0.15, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Most neutron stars have surface magnetic fields of at least about 10^8 gauss.
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Neutron Star Magnetic Fieldsimportance · settledImportance 0.10, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Extended infrared emission is detected toward the center of the supernova remnant HESS J1731-347
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347Infrared dust emissionimportance · settledImportance 0.15, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
X-ray spectral fits toward HESS J1731-347 yield absorption columns of roughly 1.0 to 1.5 × 10^22 hydrogen atoms per square centimeter
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347X-ray Absorption Column DensityCentral Compact Objectsimportance · settledImportance 0.20, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
The Scutum-Crux spiral arm toward HESS J1731-347 lies at a kinematic distance of about 3.2 kiloparsecs
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347importance · settledImportance 0.15, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Standard nuclear-matter equations of state predict radii of about 11 to 13 km for neutron stars near 1.2 solar masses
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Neutron Star Equation of StateCompact Object Mass and Radiusimportance · settledImportance 0.20, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
IRAS 17287-3443 lies in projection close to the central compact object of HESS J1731-347
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →HESS J1731-347IRAS 17287-3443importance · settledImportance 0.15, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Hot-spot thermal emission from a rotating neutron star generically produces detectable X-ray pulsations
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →Neutron Star Thermal X-ray PulsationsPulsation Non-detection Geometry Constraintsimportance · settledImportance 0.20, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Gaia parallax places the optical star IRAS 17287-3443 at a distance of about 2.5 kiloparsecs
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →IRAS 17287-3443Post-AGB Starsimportance · settledImportance 0.15, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
White dwarf and neutron star interiors are vastly denser than terrestrial matter.
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →White dwarfsNeutron Star Equation of Stateimportance · settledImportance 0.10, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Old white dwarfs and neutron stars are observed to survive for billions of years
UnassessedNo current assessment. Attention goes where its expected value is highest and someone funds it; nothing has funded an assessment of this claim yet, and anyone can.constitution →empirical · derivedA factual claim that rests on inference from other evidence rather than direct observation.constitution →White dwarfsStellar Remnant Longevityimportance · settledImportance 0.10, from 0 to 1 · settled: uncontested, so low even when much depends on it. Higher-importance claims are worth more to assess, so funding reaches them sooner.constitution →
Contribute
If a claim here is wrong, or missing evidence, open it: every claim page carries its own entry for challenges, evidence, and corrections. If the graph is missing a claim entirely, propose it below. A proposal is reviewed on its merits; accepted claims are matched against the graph and enter it with their reasoning on record.