As protons or heavy nuclei, such as gold, are accelerated to nearly the speed of light, the quarks and gluons inside flatten into a pancakelike structure, a relativistic effect called Lorentz contraction.
As protons or heavy nuclei, such as gold, are accelerated to nearly the speed of light, the quarks and gluons inside flatten into a pancakelike structure, a relativistic effect called Lorentz contraction.
当质子或如金原子核般的重核被加速到接近光速时，内部的夸克和胶子会被挤压成如铜锣烧般的结构，这是一种称为「劳仑兹收缩」的相对论效应。