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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. 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 …

  3. 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 …

  4. 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 …

  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. The Gluons - The Pasayten Institute

    The particles that communicate between quarks are called gluons. Yes, as in glue. Like the photon, gluons have no mass. They’re just little packets of nuclear force energy. Unlike the …

  7. 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 …

  8. Gluon | Encyclopedia.com

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

  9. GLUON Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of GLUON is a hypothetical neutral massless particle held to bind together quarks to form hadrons.

  10. 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, …