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Blazhko effect in Cepheids and RR Lyr stars

Blazhko effect in Cepheids and RR Lyr stars

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Kepler <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Blazhko</strong> <strong>effect</strong><br />

Quasi-cont<strong>in</strong>uous data + extreme precision ---><br />

- ~40% of the <strong>RR</strong>ab <strong>stars</strong> are modulated<br />

- <strong>in</strong>credible diversity of modulation patterns<br />

- phase modulation <strong>in</strong> all <strong>Blazhko</strong> <strong>stars</strong><br />

- <strong>Blazhko</strong> cycles are not strictly repetitive<br />

- long term variations of the modulation cycle<br />

- multiple modulation periods

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