Quantum chromodynamics
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Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is the theory of the strong interaction between quarks and gluons. These are the fundamental particles that make up hadrons such as the proton, neutron and pion. It shows the interactions inside subatomic particles such as neutrons and protons.