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Netlib: 4.3 Quantum Chromodynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
An online textbook containing an introduction to quantum chromodynamics (QCD). This is a proposed theory about what causes quarks and gluons to form hadrons. Article contains a description of lattice QCD, an approximation to QCD that is...
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Duke University

Duke University: The Color Force

For Students 9th - 10th
What does color have to do with particle physics? This page explains the concepts of color and the color force, which are fundamental subjects in quantum chromodynamics.
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Bielefeld Univ.: Simulation of Lattice Gauge Theories

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Bielefeld University has links to papers and plots dealing with gauge theory.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Weak Nuclear Force and the Standard Model

For Students 10th - 12th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the development of the model of particle physics called the Standard Model.
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Stony Brook Center for Nuclear Theory: Nuclear Theory Group

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the ongoing work by the Stony Brook Center for Nuclear Theory in the field of Quantum Chromodynamics, and gives a brief definition of this concept. The site has a link to the webpage of the primary research scientist.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Berkeley Lab: Four Fundamental Interactions

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the four fundamental forces of nature: strong interactions, weak interactions, gravity, and electromagnetism.