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Quarks Influenced by Their Neighborhood

November 20, 2009

The quark structure inside protons and neutrons changes based on the local nuclear environment, according to electron accelerator experiments.

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Alexander V. Balatsky

Alexander V. Balatsky received his Ph.D. in physics from the Landau Institute of Theoretical Physics in 1987. He is a staff member of the Theoretical Division of Los Alamos National Laboratory in the Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics Group. He is a fellow of the APS, the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science. He was named an Outstanding Referee by the American Physical Society.