Please point me to more info about these Feynman statements

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This discussion centers on Richard Feynman's statements regarding the paradoxes associated with quarks and their implications in particle physics. Feynman asserts that the notion of only three quarks contradicts the laws of relativity, suggesting an infinite number of particles within protons. Participants recommend several accessible books to help readers understand these complex concepts, including "Six Not-So-Easy Pieces" by Richard P. Feynman and "Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum" by Leonard Susskind.

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I'm watching a youtube video () of an interview with Feynman. He says, "...there are a number of paradoxes with this quark picture...we've done some experiments at very high energy, hitting a proton with an electron...that can only be interpreted by supposing that the number of particles inside is really infinite. If there are particles inside it can't be done with just three." He goes on to say, "...the idea that there would be just three particles [quarks] is contradictory to the laws of relativity."

I thought that I knew a bit about physics, but obviously I'm in the dark. Could someone please point me to some books (that don't require a physics degree) that could shed some light on these statements by Feynman? Thanks in advance.
 
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Some books that may be helpful in understanding Feynman's statements are: 1. Six Not-So-Easy Pieces: Einstein's Relativity, Symmetry, and Space-Time by Richard P. Feynman 2. Quantum Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum by Leonard Susskind and Art Friedman 3. Quantum Physics for Babies by Chris Ferrie 4. Quantum Mechanics for Dummies by Steven Holzner 5. Quantum Mechanics: A Beginner's Guide by Alastair I. M. Rae 6. An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics: A First Course for Physicists by Paul C. W. Davies 7. Quantum Theory of Fields by Sidney Coleman 8. Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell by A. Zee 9. The Quantum Universe: Everything That Can Happen Does Happen by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw 10. QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter by Richard Feynman
 

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