beat Cepheid Comparison Table

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beat Cepheid comparison table

Subject is a kind of has definition

dwarf Cepheid Cepheid A group of pulsating variable stars with small variations in amplitude. They lie in the lower part of the Cepheid instability strip.

beat Cepheid dwarf Cepheid Dwarf Cepheid in which two or more almost identical periods exist which cause periodic amplitude fluctuations in their light curves. The "beat" period averages about 2 to 2^1/2 hours.

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
dwarf Cepheid	Cepheid	A group of pulsating variable stars with small variations in amplitude. They lie in the lower part of the Cepheid instability strip.
beat Cepheid	dwarf Cepheid	Dwarf Cepheid in which two or more almost identical periods exist which cause periodic amplitude fluctuations in their light curves. The "beat" period averages about 2 to 2^1/2 hours.

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