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Angular-momentum-conserving self-gravitating disc radius (Rh​/Rd​=Cd​fd​/q2)

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Let a disc contain fraction fd​ of total halo mass, take its edge gravity to be vd2​=Cd​GMd​/Rd​, and equate its edge specific angular momentum to qRh​vvir​. With vvir2​=GMh​/Rh​, these conditions give Rh​/Rd​=Cd​fd​/q2. The structural coefficient Cd​ is essential: disc mass alone does not uniquely determine its edge rotation curve.

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