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electroweak force

American  
[i-lek-troh-week fawrs] / ɪˈlɛk troʊˌwik ˈfɔrs /

noun

  1. Physics. the unified interaction describing electromagnetism and the weak force as different manifestations of the same fundamental force.


electroweak force Scientific  
/ ĭ-lĕk′trō-wēk′ /
  1. A hypothetical force postulated to explain both the electromagnetic force and the weak nuclear force as two aspects of a single force.


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Unlike the known neutrinos, which interact with other particles through the electroweak force, a sterile neutrino would not interact with matter in the same way.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026

His work in showing how electromagnetism and the weak force could be jointly viewed as the electroweak force was made known to the world in a paper published in 1967 in Physical Review Letters.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2021

As discussed earlier, theorists expect that the strong force becomes identical to and thus unified with the electroweak force at energies of about 1014 GeV .

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

They can now be considered to be different manifestations of one force, called the electroweak force.

From Textbooks ● Aug. 12, 2015

Enter English physicist Peter Higgs, who came up with a way to save the electroweak force.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2012

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