We still do not have the current understanding of how or why protons and neutrons are being held together, but recently there have been some theories developed that may help us understand it better. Right now, the Large Hadron Collider is being used along with its counterpart ALICE to check and see if we can gather much more information that will help us understand more about the force that is holding protons and neutrons together.
Key Takeaways:
- We do not know how protons and neutrons get held together, but we have theories.
- We are currently using the Large Hadron Collider to test these theories and create new ones.
- The use of ALICE, a part of LHC is the main component being used.
“Theorists worked out how the particles inside protons and neutrons act more than 50 years ago.”
