We suggest a new vortex state in neutron stars. Vortex line meandering leads to an entangled vortex state whose coupling with the inner crust of the star can explain the sudden speed-ups, or "glitches", observed in many pulsars. A scenario on the origin of pulsar glitches is presented.
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E. Chevalier (1995) studied this question.