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In a cylindrical space station rotating with constant angular velocity, the angular acceleration is definitively zero. This conclusion is supported by the definition of constant angular velocity, which implies no change in the rate of rotation. The discussion confirms that despite the complexities of angular motion, the fundamental principles remain consistent with linear motion in this context.

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Is angular acceleration zero in this situation?
A cylindrical space station located in distant space, rotates with constant angular velocity about its axis. An astronaut rotates with the station and is located at the perimeter, a distance R from the axis.
 
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psilovethomas said:
Is angular acceleration zero in this situation?
Sure sounds like it to me. (It says 'constant angular velocity'.)
 
Doc Al,
Thanks for your response. I'm pretty confident in that answer as well. However, I began second-guessing myself because everything seems to different when it's angular and not linear.
 

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