 Angular rocket equation (source code)

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= Angular rocket equation

For a uniformly filled, negligibly light disc of fixed radius $R$, remaining mass $m(t)$, angular velocity $\omega(t)$, and tangential exhaust speed $u$ relative to its rim, angular-momentum balance gives
$$
m\dot\omega=\dot m\left(\omega+\frac{2u}{R}\right).
$$
At zero relative exhaust speed, $\omega/m$ is constant.

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