Initial Configuration
We consider a SMS model just prior to collapse, when it is described by a uniformly rotating $\Gamma=4/3$ polytrope spinning at the mass-shedding limit. The SMS is of arbitrary mass M and has an angular momentum $J/M^2=0.96$ and a kinetic-to-gravitational-binding-energy ratio $T/|W|=0.009$. The equatorial radius of the star is $R_{\rm eq}=626M\approx 9.25\times 10^6\,({M}/{10^6M_{\odot}})$km; the polar radius satisfies $R_p/R_{eq}=2/3$. This model is marginally unstable to radial collapse due to GR, and this triggers the collapse. The SMS is seeded with a dynamically weak poloidal magnetic field confined to its interior. We choose the magnetic field strength such as the ratio of magnetic to the rotational kinetic energy is $\mathcal{M}/T = 0.1$. The magnetic field strength is given by $B_{max} = 6.5\times{10^6}({10^6\,M_\odot}/{M})G$.
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