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For a uniformly filled, negligibly light disc of fixed radius
R
, remaining mass
m
(
t
)
, angular velocity
ω
(
t
)
, and tangential exhaust speed
u
relative to its rim, angular-momentum balance gives
m
ω
˙
=
m
˙
(
ω
+
R
2
u
)
.
(30)
At zero relative exhaust speed,
ω
/
m
is constant.
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