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Collisions Between Spinning Protons

The outcome of a collision between two protons shows a surprising dependence on their directions of spin. The results challenge the prevailing theory that describes the proton's structure and forces

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 257 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “Collisions Between Spinning Protons” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 257 No. 2 (), p. 42
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0887-42