![A proton’s valence quarks (blue, red, and green), quark-antiquark pairs, and gluons (springs). Scalar gluon activity (pink) extends beyond the electric charge radius (orange) that surrounds the gluonic energy core (yellow).](/-/media/np/images/highlights/2023/NP-12f.png?h=911&w=887&la=en&hash=CA4A25E938BF091F5A3FE18F3835E2BDED06D029CCC9D15AEB61E5A0B81441C0)
Scientists Locate the Missing Mass Inside the Proton
Nuclear physicists have found the location of matter inside the proton that comes from the strong force - a fundamental force that holds protons together.
Nuclear physicists have found the location of matter inside the proton that comes from the strong force - a fundamental force that holds protons together.
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