electron-proton collision (IMAGE)

DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory

electron-proton collision

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Data from past proton-electron collisions provide strong evidence of entanglement among the proton's sea of quarks (spheres) and gluons (squiggles), which may play an important role in their strong-force interactions.

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Valerie Lentz/Brookhaven National Laboratory

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