# Transit Timing Variations (TTV) Detect timing deviations that may indicate additional planets. ## What are TTVs? Transit timing variations occur when gravitational perturbations from other planets cause the transit times to deviate from a linear ephemeris. ## Measuring TTVs ```python from transitkit.analysis import measure_transit_timing_variations result = measure_transit_timing_variations( time, flux, period=5.0, t0=2.5, duration=0.15 ) print(f"TTVs Detected: {result['ttvs_detected']}") print(f"RMS TTV: {result['rms_ttv']*24*60:.2f} minutes") ``` ## O-C Diagram The O-C (Observed minus Calculated) diagram shows timing deviations: ```python import matplotlib.pyplot as plt epochs = result['epochs'] ttvs_minutes = np.array(result['ttvs']) * 24 * 60 plt.plot(epochs, ttvs_minutes, 'bo') plt.axhline(0, color='gray', ls='--') plt.xlabel('Epoch') plt.ylabel('O-C (minutes)') plt.title('Transit Timing Variations') plt.show() ```