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Explain why the Crab Nebula cannot involve a rapidly rotating white dwarf star.
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The pulsar in the Crab Nebula rotates 30 times a second.  A white dwarf rotating this quickly will literally fly apart, its gravity unable to withstand the enormous effects of rotation.
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