electroweak theory

[ ih-lek-troh-week ]
/ ɪˈlɛk troʊˌwik /

noun Physics.

a gauge theory that unifies quantum electrodynamics with the theory of weak interactions.

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Also called Salam-Weinberg theory, Weinberg-Salam theory.
Compare intermediate vector boson.

Origin of electroweak theory

1975–80; electro- + weak; alternate name after U.S. physicist Steven Weinberg (born 1933) and Pakistani physicist Abdus Salam (born 1926)

Words nearby electroweak theory

electrovalency, electrovalent bond, electroweak, electroweak force, electroweak interaction, electroweak theory, electrowinning, electrum, electuary, eledoisin, eleemosynary
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