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Surface rotational velocity as a function of time for stellar model sequences with four different initial masses (as indicated), and for three initial surface rotational velocities. The rapid decrease in rotation rate seen for νi ≃ 50,200 km s-1 is caused by the enhanced mass loss at the bi-stability jump, whereas the steep decline of the rotation velocity for the fast rotators (νi ≃ 500 km s-1) is a consequence of Wolf-Rayet type mass loss.

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