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+ASTUTIL.PDM -- This directory contains the sources for the PDM program.
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+PDM finds periods in light curve data by a method called
+Phase Dispersion Minimization.
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+Reference:
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+Stellingwerf, R. F., 1978, "Period Determination by Phase Dispersion
+ Minimization", The Astrophysical Journal, 224, pp. 953-960.