Main Topics

What determines the rotation rates of progenitor stars

• Single star evolution (hydrodynamic instabilities/circulations, magnetic torques, internal gravity waves, mass loss, etc.)

• Binary star evolution (mass accretion, tides, mergers, etc.)

How does rotation affect core collapse and the eventual SN/GRB explosion?

• Typical core-collapse SNe

• Central engines (GRBs, SLSNe)

How can rotation be inferred from compact remnants?

• White Dwarfs

• Pulsars

• X-ray binaries

• Black Holes