Gravitational collapse | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 08/12/2018

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Gravitational collapse


00:00:58 1 Star formation
00:01:50 2 Stellar remnants
00:02:34 2.1 White dwarf
00:03:26 2.2 Neutron star
00:03:52 2.3 Black holes
00:05:30 2.3.1 Theoretical minimum radius for a star
00:06:35 3 See also



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Gravitational collapse is the contraction of an astronomical object due to the influence of its own gravity, which tends to draw matter inward toward the center of gravity. Gravitational collapse is a fundamental mechanism for structure formation in the universe. Over time an initial, relatively smooth distribution of matter will collapse to form pockets of higher density, typically creating a hierarchy of condensed structures such as clusters of galaxies, stellar groups, stars and planets.
A star is born through the gradual gravitational collapse of a cloud of interstellar matter. The compression caused by the collapse raises the temperature until thermonuclear fusion occurs at the center of the star, at which point the collapse gradually comes to a halt as the outward  thermal pressure balances the gravitational forces. The star then exists in a state of dynamic equilibrium. Once all its energy sources are exhausted, a star will again collapse until it reaches a new equilibrium state.