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DQ Herculis stars subset of DQ stars? #77

Closed katieefrey closed 6 years ago

katieefrey commented 7 years ago

Are "DQ Herculis stars" a subset of "DQ stars"?

rpoleski commented 6 years ago

No. Other name for "DQ Herculis stars" is "intermediate polars" (the latter is also more common in my opinion), while "DQ stars" is the name used for a subgroup of white dwarfs.

katieefrey commented 6 years ago

Hi @rpoleski , thanks for your comments! I must have missed the notification, so my apologies for the delayed response.

A quick search of ADS supports your assessment that "intermediate polars" is more common, so I'll update this concept and set DQ Herc stars as a non-preferred version.