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Ab initio calculation of the neutron-proton mass difference
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Weighing the neutron against the proton: Elementary science textbooks often state that protons have the same mass as neutrons. This is not far from the truth—the neutron is about 0.14% heavier (and less stable) than the proton. The precise value is important, because if the mass difference were bigger or smaller, the world as we know it would likely not exist. Borsanyi et al. calculated the mass difference to high precision using a sophisticated approach that took into account the various forces that exist within a nucleon. The calculations reveal how finely tuned our universe needs to be. Science , this issue p. 1452
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- Borsanyi, S., Durr, S., Fodor, Z., Hoelbling, C., Katz, S. D., Krieg, S., Lellouch, L., Lippert, T., Portelli, A., Szabo, K. K., & Toth, B. C.
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- Science
- Published
- 2015-03-27
- Volume
- 347
- Issue
- 6229
- Pages
- 1452-1455
- ISSN
- 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9203
- OpenAlex
- W2071360735
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- 455
- References
- 36
- FWCI
- 31.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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