Solution

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Use cylindrical coordinates , put , and write the purely azimuthal velocity as . The steady radial, azimuthal, and vertical momentum equations are
Thus , where the effective gravity in a rotating frame is
When radiation pressure supplies the pressure support, force balance gives
On the upper conical surface , the tangent and outward normal are
Because a pressure surface is an equipotential surface, . Since , this fixes
The lower face gives the reflected result. One face has area element . Adding both faces and using yields
Consequently
For a broad radial range, each logarithmic interval can radiate an Eddington-scale contribution because rotation reduces the surface-normal gravity. The factor makes a thin wedge faint and lets a geometrically thick funnel expose a larger effective gravity and emitting area.

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