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Coriolis vs Conservation of Angular momentum

As I understand it, conservation of angular momentum is what explains the phenomenon of rotor blade acceleration/ deceleration during a corresponding CG change in relation to its axis of rotation. To me, this has nothing to do with Coriolis force, which as I understand it is really just a kinematics term to describe a fictitious force that results in a changing vector on moving reference frame. I am failing to see how this relates to a rotor system. Please enlighten me, am I missing part of the puzzle or are helicopter text books using incorrect terminology?
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