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PHYSICS:
BASIC PHYSICS:
FUNDAMENTAL FORCES: WEAK NUCLEAR FORCE |
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Physics Brief: |
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The weak nuclear force, or weak
interaction, is one of the "six" fundamental forces of nature and
is the cause of
beta decay. The weak interaction affects
neutrinos, charged
leptons and
quarks, allowing these particles (and their
antiparticles) to interchange energy, mass and charge.
It's field strength is some 109 times less than the
Strong Nuclear Force and it's influence is limited to action
within the atomic nucleus. The
electromagnetic force and the weak nuclear force can be
described as two different aspects of a single "electroweak
force," but the two are commonly referred to as separate forces. |
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