noun
definition
A massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force.
Examples of gluon in a Sentence
Under these conditions the formation of a new phase of matter, the quark gluon plasma (QGP ), is expected.
This additional broadening is due to the boson gluon fusion process which has no analog in e + e - annihilation continuum region.
The shape of the distribution is clearly sensitive to the shape of the input gluon distribution.
This comparison verifies the steep rise of the gluon density at low x with a precision of @ 15-20% .
This comparison verifies the steep rise of the gluon density at low x with a precision of @ 15-20 %.