Theoretical physicist Dmitri Kharzeev (IMAGE) DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory Caption Theoretical physicist Dmitri Kharzeev, a joint appointee of Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University, developed equations based on quantum information science to predict how entanglement among quarks and gluons would impact the entropy, or disorder, of particles emerging from electron-proton collisions. Credit Kevin Coughlin/Brookhaven National Laboratory Usage Restrictions OK for use with stories about this research License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.