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This is, of course, exactly what does happen with the strong nuclear force; gluons are massless, but the strong force is confined and therefore short-range.
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Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 22 Nov. 2012
Neutrinos are nearly massless particles produced in the sun and in energetic events like supernovas, colliding stars, and gamma-ray bursts.
—Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2019
If a certain symmetry in the models was broken, the massless partner would go away, leaving only a massive one.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2022
According to the Standard Model, two gluons, the massless particles that glue together atomic nuclei, easily interact with each other to double their own number, becoming four gluons.
—Katie McCormick, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022
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Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 22 Nov. 2012
Neutrinos are nearly massless particles produced in the sun and in energetic events like supernovas, colliding stars, and gamma-ray bursts.
—Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2019
If a certain symmetry in the models was broken, the massless partner would go away, leaving only a massive one.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2022
According to the Standard Model, two gluons, the massless particles that glue together atomic nuclei, easily interact with each other to double their own number, becoming four gluons.
—Katie McCormick, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022
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“Massless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/massless. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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