For a vibration of circular polarization assume a solution

(13) w_k, [~omega]_k, [sigma]_k = (L, P, Q) exp (nt + kc)i,

so that c/n is the time-lag between the vibration of one fly-wheel and

the next; and the wave velocity is

(14) U = 2(a + l)n/c.

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