Which of these mechanisms is NOT thought to be significant in the formation of new stars in the interstellar medium?
A) heating of an interstellar cloud by concentrated beams of neutrinos from nearby stars
B) compression of cold interstellar gas by radiation pressure from light from very bright stars
C) condensation of matter by the shock wave from a nearby supernova
D) collision of two cold interstellar clouds
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