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| | gluon. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | In quantum chromodynamics (QCD), the quantum field theory of strong interactions, the interaction of quarks (to form protons, neutrons, and other elementary particles) is described in terms of gluonsso called because they glue the quarks together. |
 | | Analogous to electric charge in charged particles, color is of three varieties, arbitrarily designated as red, blue, and yellow, andanalogous to positive and negative chargesthree anticolor varieties. |
 | | As the quarks move farther apart, the gluons that move between them utilize the energy that they draw from the quarks motion to create more gluonsthe larger the number of gluons exchanged among quarks, the stronger the binding force. |
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