when forming they reach sufficient mass and ignite(fusion)
eg our sun, and blow the rest of the matter out. what then stops that process when giant or super giant stars are forming???
2007-11-16 08:08:44 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Your premise is wrong. All the rest of the stuff doesn't just blow away as soon as the star starts burning. Initially, the collapsing nebula is too thick for light to penetrate and too density to just blow away, so it continues to add to the star's mass. Latter on, after things clear up a bit, excess gas is blown away from the system from light pressure and solar wind. The size of the star then depends on how much gas was available to make it in the general vicinity. Issues such as nebula density, angular momentum and completing stellar nucleation sites come into play.
2007-11-16 08:29:33 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just because one star is a giant, doesn't mean they all need to be. My guess is that gravity due to the surrounding masses have an influence on the sizes of the stars.
2007-11-16 16:14:07 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin U 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Why are the planets different sizes? They should be all the same size since they were formed the same way, right.There are different forces at work at different times when objects in the universe were formed. In essence, I don't have an answer for your question.
2007-11-16 16:12:51 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly P 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't think anything stops the process. the stars are just closer to us so they appear to be bigger and brighter.
2007-11-16 16:15:00 · answer #4 · answered by LoLo 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
AH, to easy. There are either closer. Or they are in a farther period in destruction then others. Most likely closer.
2007-11-16 16:12:11 · answer #5 · answered by Chris 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
easy.
god made it that way.
:)
2007-11-16 16:11:12 · answer #6 · answered by ♥whit. 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋