Which of the following processes does NOT lead to star formation?
A) compression of a cold interstellar gas-and-dust cloud by the shock wave from a nearby supernova explosion
B) compression waves passing through interstellar clouds in the arms of spiral galaxies
C) compression of a hot interstellar gas cloud by its own gravity
D) compression of a cold part of a large interstellar cloud by another part that contains a group of hot, young, massive stars
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