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  1. Gluon - Wikipedia

    A gluon (/ ˈɡluːɒn / GLOO-on) is a type of massless elementary particle that mediates the strong interaction between quarks, acting as the exchange particle for the interaction. Gluons are …

  2. What are gluons? | Space

    Jan 29, 2023 · Gluons are suitably named because they are the 'glue' that binds quarks together to form the likes of protons and neutrons. They are the carriers of the strong force, one of the …

  3. DOE Explains...Quarks and Gluons | Department of Energy

    Because of this, quarks and gluons are bound inside composite particles. The only way to separate these particles is to create a state of matter known as quark-gluon plasma. In this …

  4. Gluon | Quark, Color Force & Interaction | Britannica

    Gluon, the so-called messenger particle of the strong nuclear force, which binds subatomic particles known as quarks within the protons and neutrons of stable matter as well as within …

  5. Gluon – Definition, Colors, and Diagram - Science Facts

    Oct 7, 2022 · Just like photons transmit electromagnetic force between two charged particles, gluons are the exchange particles between quarks. So, they are responsible for binding …

  6. Gluon | Encyclopedia.com

    Aug 8, 2016 · gluon, an elementary particle that mediates, or carries, the strong, or nuclear, force.

  7. What is a Gluon? - AllTheScience

    May 21, 2024 · Gluons are force-mediating particles that exist in every atomic nucleus, holding it together. They mediate the strong nuclear force, which is the strongest of nature's four forces, …

  8. Exchange Particles - HyperPhysics

    Gluons are the exchange particles for the color force between quarks, analogous to the exchange of photons in the electromagnetic force between two charged particles. The gluon is …

  9. Four decades of gluons - CERN

    Jun 18, 2019 · Forty years ago, in 1979, experiments at the DESY laboratory in Germany provided the first direct proof of the existence of gluons – the carriers of the strong force that …

  10. Gluon - Wikiwand

    A gluon (/ ˈɡluːɒn / GLOO-on) is a type of massless elementary particle that mediates the strong interaction between quarks, acting as the exchange particle for the interaction. Gluons are …