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Table 4
Rotation periods used in the CF- and CPS-analysis and their mathematical or physical interpretation.
| Symbol | Meaning | Interpretation |
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| P phot | Photometric rotation | TSPA period (Jetsu et al. 1993) |
| period | from long-term photometry | |
| P 0 | First guess for the CF- | Approximate mean photometric |
| and CPS-analysis | period used as the carrier period | |
| P med | CPS analysis median | The median of all reliable |
| period | periods within a CPS-segment | |
| P al | Period of minima from | May describe the rotation of |
| the Kuiper-method | magnetic structures feeding | |
| the surface with spots | ||
| P w | Mean CPS-period | The mean of all reliable |
| periods within a CPS-segment | ||
| P max | Kuiper period | May reflect the bright |
| of CF-maxima | surface features | |
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