The following is a conversation with Frank Wilcheck, a theoretical physicist at MIT who won

the Nobel Prize for the co-discovery of asymptotic freedom in the theory of strong interaction.

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As a side note, let me say a word about asymptotic freedom.

Protons and neutrons make up the nucleus of an atom.

Strong interaction is responsible for the strong nuclear force that binds them.

But strong interaction also holds together the quirks that make up the protons and neutrons.

Frank Wilcheck, David Gross, and David Politzer came up with a theory of postulating that

when quirks come really close to one another, the attraction abates and they behave like

free particles.

This is called asymptotic freedom.

This happens at very, very high energies, which is also where all the fun is.

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