Abstract
It is stressed that poor convergence criteria are often used in light-curve synthesis programs. A large number of iterations (several tens) is needed to arrive at a definite conclusion about convergence. The result is usually that of some parameters little or no knowledge is gained and that the formal error estimates of all parameters are unrealistically small.
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de Landtsheer, A.C. The accuracy of light curve interpretation programs revisited. Astrophys Space Sci 92, 231–232 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00653605
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