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Mass by numbers

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A highly precise calculation of the masses of strongly interacting particles, based on fundamental theory, is testament to the age-old verity that physical reality embodies simple mathematical laws.

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Figure 1: Theory meets experiment.

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  1. Frank Wilczek is in the Center for Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA. wilczek@mit.edu ,

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Wilczek, F. Mass by numbers. Nature 456, 449–450 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/456449a

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