Physicists discover a hidden gluon structure inside protons that could rewrite textbooks
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Physicists discover a hidden gluon structure inside protons that could rewrite textbooks
Date:
August 16, 2026
Source:
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Summary:
Physicists may have uncovered a hidden feature inside protons
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that helps preserve one of matter’s most fundamental properties. RHIC collision data suggest baryon number is carried not simply by three quarks, but by a Y-shaped junction of the gluons connecting them. The finding challenges a decades-old textbook picture and could deepen our understanding of why protons—and ult
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imately matter itself—remain stable.
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