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Frank Wilczek on the Strong Force, Quarks and Dark Matter

The Joy of x

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The Most Famous X Ray Diffraction Picture of All Time

The famous x ray diffraction picture of all time was taken inside a proton. It showed that the forces between quarks had this very unusual property. The force seems to be weaker at short distances and then become stronger at long distances, which is very unusual behavior. No other force had anything like that.

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