note that the Higgs is not responsible for all mass as is understood by a layperson. The Higgs field gives mass to subatomic particles but it doesn't translate

note that the Higgs is not responsible for all mass as is understood by a layperson. The Higgs field gives mass to subatomic particles but it doesn't translate directly into the mass of objects as we know them. The mass of the three quarks (one up quark and two down quarks) making up a neutron is only about 1% of the mass of a neutron. The rest of the mass comes from strong nuclear force interactions via gluons which are themselves massless.