James Bjorken

James Bjorken is a prominent physicist known for his contributions to particle physics and quantum chromodynamics (QCD), which studies the strong interactions between quarks and gluons, the fundamental constituents of protons and neutrons. He introduced the "Bjorken scaling" concept, which describes how certain properties of particles, like deep inelastic scattering, behave at high energies. This work helped confirm that protons are not fundamental particles but are made up of smaller components, enhancing our understanding of the strong force that binds these components together. Bjorken's research has significantly influenced the study of fundamental forces in physics.