Abstract
We suggest that only slowly spinning stars undergoing gravitational collapse can eject their envelope in a supernova explosion and leave behind a remnant in the form of a neutron star or a pulsar. Faster spinning stars fail to explode and perhaps become black holes.
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Work supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos PHY75-21591 and PHY76-11445.
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Mikaelian, K.O. Spin effects in gravitational collapse. Astrophys Space Sci 57, 245–247 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00639061
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00639061