Solid-body rotation

ID: solid-body-rotation

Solid-body rotation by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-06 Updated 2026-10-07
In solid-body rotation the angular velocity is independent of distance from the rotation axis, so tangential speed is proportional to cylindrical radius. A galactic region with this galaxy rotation curve has radial epicyclic frequency .

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