107k views
4 votes
What causes spinning nebula clumps to collapse into flat accretion discs?

User Glena
by
7.7k points

1 Answer

3 votes

Answer:

Gravity drives the nebular collapse, but conservation of angular momentum cause the nebula to spin faster and faster as mass concentrates toward its center. The balance of gravity and rotation leads to a flattened disk.

User Edwardyao
by
7.7k points