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Understanding Asymptotic Freedom and Strong Interaction with Frank Wilczek
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Theoretical physicist Frank Wilczek explains the theory of asymptotic freedom, which suggests that when quirks come very close to each other, the attraction abates, and they behave like free particles, and how it affects strong interaction.

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Theoretical physicist Frank Wilczek talks about asymptotic freedom, which is a theory that when quirks come very close to one another, their attraction abates and they behave like free particles, and how it applies to the strong nuclear force that binds protons and neutrons together in atoms.
00:00 - 01:24 (01:24)
listen on Spotify
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Theoretical physicist Frank Wilczek talks about asymptotic freedom, which is a theory that when quirks come very close to one another, their attraction abates and they behave like free particles, and how it applies to the strong nuclear force that binds protons and neutrons together in atoms. This conversation also contains an ad for multiple products including The Information, NetSuite, ExpressVPN, Blinkist, and AteSleep.

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