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Why spin angular velocity of a star is greatly enhanced when it collapses under gravitational pull and becomes a neutron star ?

Answer» On collapsing under gravitational pull, size of star decreases. Therefore, its moment of inertia decreases. As angular momentum `(L = I omega)` is conserved, and `I` decreases, therefore, spin angular velocity `omega` increases.


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