Consider the following mapping from Cartesian coordinates to spherical coordinates:
In this coordinate system, is the angle in the plane with respect to the axis. is the angle with respect to the axis.
Consider a uniform rigid rod of mass and length , with one end hinged at the origin, and the other end free to move. The hinge permits any combination of , subject to the natural constraints on each parameter. There is also an ambient gravitational acceleration in the direction.
The following scenario represents a stable rotation that will continue indefinitely:
If and are positive coprime integers, determine .
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