>> the color field forms a flux tube of gluons between the two particles, >lost me, you just switched lanes into back to the future speak Sadly, that's the mo

>> the color field forms a flux tube of gluons between the two particles, >lost me, you just switched lanes into back to the future speak Sadly, that's the most important part! Basically, instead of imagining a field where the arrows go out in all directions, with gluons they mostly go straight toward the other gluon as you pull them apart.