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strong force

NOUN
nuclear force
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Although quarks are commonly described as the fundamental pieces of protons and neutrons, much of the mass of ordinary matter comes from the energy associated with gluons and the strong force.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

"Instead, the observations are consistent with a different phenomenon known as 'gluon saturation,' predicted by the theory of quantum chromodynamics, which describes the strong force," Tapia Takaki said.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

The four fundamental forces – gravity, electromagnetism, the weak force and the strong force – govern how these particles interact.

From Science Daily May 26, 2026

To tackle the problem, the researchers relied on lattice quantum chromodynamics, a computational technique that simulates the strong force using enormous supercomputers.

From Science Daily May 19, 2026

For this theory to give the observed value of the strong force between particles, the strings had to be like rubber bands with a pull of about ten tons.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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