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Description
Owing to the color confinement, the phenomena of strong interaction physics can be described either in terms of fundamental quarks and gluons of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) or as mesons and baryons and the nuclear force between them. Mesons and baryons themselves are confined dynamic systems of quarks and gluons. Understanding fully the relationship between this dual representation of strong interaction physics requires us to explore the inner structure of nucleons and nuclei and its emergence from QCD dynamics. In this talk, I will review the opportunities presented by the current JLab 12 GeV and future EIC research programs, demonstrating that both theory and experimental technology have now reached a point where we can explore the inner structure of nucleons and nuclei at sub-femtometer distances. This capability allows us to search for answers to the most compelling and fundamental emergent phenomena of the strong interaction physics, leading to the emerging science of nuclear femtography.
