‘How did visible matter come into being, and how does it evolve? ' (IMAGE)

University of Kansas

‘How did visible matter come into being, and how does it evolve? '

Caption

The image illustrates one of the QCD predictions physicists are interested in studying. As energy increases, protons are more likely to be formed of high-density gluon-saturated matter. This can help to answer other current challenges related to polarization features of nuclear targets.

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U.S. Department of Energy

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