TL;DR
This paper questions the definitive classification of magnetars, arguing that current properties are insufficient to conclusively identify objects as belonging to the AXP/SGR class.
Contribution
It challenges the criteria used to classify magnetars, highlighting the lack of definitive evidence for their existence.
Findings
No necessary properties for classifying magnetars.
No sufficient properties to confirm magnetar status.
Current evidence is inconclusive for magnetar classification.
Abstract
It is shown that there are neither necessary nor sufficient properties to provide unambiguous evidence for including any object in the AXP/SGR class.
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Taxonomy
TopicsPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research · Geophysics and Gravity Measurements · Astro and Planetary Science