: a hypothetical neutral massless particle held to bind together quarks to form hadrons
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There are eight massless gluons that mediate the strong force, and no other particles are involved in it.
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Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
The universe’s primordial quark-gluon plasma was, in fact, soupy.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
They’re made of pairs and trios of quarks that are bound together by stringy trails of gluons.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Scientists call this state of matter a quark-gluon plasma.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2026
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Big Think, 24 Mar. 2026
The universe’s primordial quark-gluon plasma was, in fact, soupy.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
They’re made of pairs and trios of quarks that are bound together by stringy trails of gluons.
—Quanta Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
Scientists call this state of matter a quark-gluon plasma.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Gluon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gluon. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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