electroweak interaction

British  

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈwiːk /

noun

1. physics a type of fundamental interaction combining both the electromagnetic interaction and the weak interaction See also electromagnetic interaction weak interaction

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Example Sentences

Working independently, they described how two of the four fundamental interactions of nature — electromagnetism and the so-called weak nuclear force, which is responsible for radioactive decay — could have emerged from what is known as the electroweak interaction, as the early universe expanded and cooled to lower energies.

From New York Times