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Table 3

Summary of the different hypotheses and of the properties that they satisfy, or fail to satisfy.

P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8
on/off ~periodic off < on standard equivalent fast Pon = Poff no timing
P ΔIpc transition residual

Neutral bodies yes no yes yes yes yes yes
Porb ~ 35 days.
Circular equatorial yes no wrong values yes OK... yes yes yes
Elliptical yes yes wrong values yes ... for Earth-like yes no yes
Circular inclined yes yes wrong values yes planet only. yes no yes
Pprec ~ 70 days.
One planet yes yes yes yes yes
but destroyed by tidal forces
Stream of bodies yes yes in Paper III in Paper III in Paper III yes yes yes

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