While
this page focuses on the failures of the Standard Model,
it's triumphs are astounding.
This model
successfully accounts for the properties of the
fundamental particles (for the most part - see Pages
4-10).
Also, a
major achievement of the model was the discovery of the
W and Z particles in 1983 after the model predicted
their existence [¹² Page 471].
"The
conclusion of many decades of research is that the
strong force between two nucleons is independent of
whether they are neutrons or protons [¹¹ Page
1255]." Since the carriers themselves are the
same, the interaction should be as well. This is
in excellent agreement with the current model.
"Standard Model prediction of
a 25% primordial production of helium agrees with what
we observe today—the universe does contain about 25%
He—and it is strong evidence in support of the Standard
Big Bang Model. Furthermore, the theory says that 25% He
abundance is fully consistent with there being three
neutrino types, which is the number we observe. And it
sets an upper limit of four to the maximum number of
possible neutrino types [³page 973]."