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CERN Reveals a Strange New State Inside the Heart of Matter
New results from CERN’s ALICE experiment are revealing how gluons behave inside atomic nuclei at extremely small scales.
By studying J/ψ particles produced at high energies, researchers found evidence that challenges traditional models and points toward gluon saturation—a state where these particles become extraordinarily dense and interact collectively. The findings offer a new glimpse into the strong force and the hidden structure of visible matter.
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