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The parton name was proposed by Richard Feynman in 1969 as a generic description for any particle constituent within the proton, neutron and other hadrons. These particles are referred today as quarks and gluons. A '''parton distribution function''' is defined as the probability density for finding a particle with a certain longitudinal momentum fraction at a certain resolution scale. [[Category:Abbreviations]] | The parton name was proposed by Richard Feynman in 1969 as a generic description for any particle constituent within the proton, neutron and other hadrons. These particles are referred today as quarks and gluons. A '''parton distribution function''' is defined as the probability density for finding a particle with a certain longitudinal momentum fraction at a certain resolution scale. [[Category:Abbreviations]] | ||
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The parton name was proposed by Richard Feynman in 1969 as a generic description for any particle constituent within the proton, neutron and other hadrons. These particles are referred today as quarks and gluons. A parton distribution function is defined as the probability density for finding a particle with a certain longitudinal momentum fraction at a certain resolution scale.