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This project uses virtual reality and other visualization tools to model the mechanical and quantum mechanical properties of the partons inside the proton.  The quark and gluon dynamics are responsible for more than 98% of all mass around us. Still, it is not clear how this motion manifests and how the energy density and composition of the proton changes under various states.  For example, the proton can be polarized so the spin is oriented along some particular axis.  This will naturally change the dynamics and the partons state as well. Quarks and gluons can spin, and can have linear and circular motion, and can appear and disappear continuously and sporadically.  This project has two overarching goals.  One is to visualize the complex internal structure of the proton.  The other is to develop a detailed and accurate simulation of these dynamics using data from experiments, lattice and phenomenology.

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