Magnetically-driven protostellar jets transport sufficient angular momentum outward to prevent massive protostars from reaching critical rotation speeds, with jet strength linked to initial formation conditions producing a variety of final stellar rotation rates.
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On the origin of the rotation of massive stars
Magnetically-driven protostellar jets transport sufficient angular momentum outward to prevent massive protostars from reaching critical rotation speeds, with jet strength linked to initial formation conditions producing a variety of final stellar rotation rates.