Standard model gets right answer for proton, neutron masses

Correct calculation strengthens theory of quark-gluon interactions in nuclear particles

When it comes to weighty matters, quarks and gluons rule the universe, a new study confirms.

ALMOST CERTAIN New calculations of the mass of protons and neutrons, which consist of quarks and gluons, confirm standard theory. A. Nandy

One of the largest computational efforts to calculate the masses of protons and neutrons shows that the standard model of particle physics predicts those masses with an uncertainty of less than 4 percent.