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Table 1: The values for $\dot{P}/P$ of Cyg X-3, derived by fitting two different models to the observations. A parabolic ephemeris assumes $\ddot{P} = 0$ , whereas in the cubic ephemeris a second derivative of the period unequal to zero is also taken into account.
Table 2: Values for $\dot{M}$ from the literature. We only show values that are obtained from observations of the mass loss from the system, hence not those inferred from the evolution of the orbital period. All estimates except Ogley et al. (2001)^d assume spherical symmetry. See the main text for details.