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Intrinsic polarization variations of the symbiotic star R Aqr and the single-star hypothesis

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Due to similarity of the intrinsic polarization changes near phase 0.8 and due to other similar physical features observed both in o Ceti and R Aqr it is suggested that the activity in R Aqr system is caused by a flaring region on a single star.

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Svatoš, J., Šolc, M. Intrinsic polarization variations of the symbiotic star R Aqr and the single-star hypothesis. Astrophys Space Sci 78, 503–504 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00648955

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