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Explain why neutron stars are expected to rotate extremely fast

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Neutron stars are very dense - no space between nucleus and outer electrons

Angular Momentum = I ω^2 this is a conserved quantity

As the star condenses to a neutron star the moment of inertia of the star decreases and the angular momentum must increase to keep the total angular momentum constant

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