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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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Dave Bacon

Dave Bacon is a research assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington, with an adjunct position in the Department of Physics. His research focuses on the theory of quantum computation. He is also the author of a quantum computing blog, “The Quantum Pontiff,” and currently serves as the chair-elect of the American Physical Society’s Topical Group on Quantum Information.