A space station is approximately a ring of radius,R, and mass m,
which rotates about its symmetry axis with angular
velocity,~ω=ω0ˆe3. A meteor is traveling with momentum,~p, that is
parallel to the original ˆe3, and strikes the space station at a
point on the rim,transferring the entire momentum to the space
station (an inelastic collision where the meteor sticks to the
space station). Further, though the meteor has significant
momentum,it is of very small mass so that the moment of...