From Newsgroup: sci.physics

From:
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260815064805.htm

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 that helps
preserve one of matterrCOs 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 protonsrCoand ultimately matter itselfrCoremain stable. --- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2