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Angular-momentum estimate of a self-gravitating galactic disk (Rd​/Rh​=fj2​/(κfd​),vd​/vh​=κfd​/fj​)

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Let a disk contain fraction fd​ of its host mass and let its edge specific angular momentum be fj​Rh​vh​. With halo relation vh2​=GMh​/Rh​ and disk geometry coefficient κ=vd2​Rd​/(GMd​), combining centrifugal balance and the edge angular momentum gives the displayed estimates. The coefficient records the radial mass profile and thickness: enclosed mass does not determine a disc rotation curve. Treating κ=1 as a monopole estimate must not be mistaken for an exact thin-disk theorem.

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