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spherical collapse comparison table

Subject	is followed by	is a kind of	has symmetry	has definition
collapse		contraction		Sudden contraction of a celestial body
spherical collapse	gravitational collapse	collapse	spherical	Initial stage in the collapse of a star, followed by gravitational collapse and finally singularity.

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