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Yup, I was only considering the Newtonian approximation. Thanks for the clarification.

Ok thanks for the quick response (and not making fun of my lack of knowledge)!

Sorry if this is a stupid question but I couldn't find an answer anywhere. According to 2 scientific papers, the neutron star PSR J1748-2446ad has a rotation rate of 716Hz, which equates to a linear surface speed of 0.24c. What if this star was originally rotating, let's say, 5 times (or more)...