Gluon Wavelength in Nucleons & Barions

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Gluons share similarities with photons, including zero rest mass and dual wave-particle behavior. However, gluons do not exist as free particles, which complicates their wavelength characterization. While a wavelength can be assigned to a gluon based on energy using the formula λ = hc/E, this is not straightforward for gluons within baryons due to their lack of well-defined energy. The discussion highlights the challenges in determining the wavelength of gluons in nucleons and baryons. Understanding gluon behavior is crucial for deeper insights into quantum chromodynamics.
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The Gluones qualities are similler to the photones by the fact that both of them have a state mass of zero and dual wave-particle behavior..

My question is what the range of the wavelengthes of the Gluons in the nucleons and in another barions?
 
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Gluons don't exist as free particles, so they do not form waves in the same way electromagnetic radiation can do.
For a gluon with a specific energy E, you can still assign a wavelength via ##\lambda=\frac{hc}{E}##, but gluons in baryons don't have a well-defined energy.
 

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