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The charm quark discovery helped build the framework that became the Standard Model, the broad theory describing elementary particles and fundamental forces, while also expanding the known spectrum of possible hadronic structures.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
The results could help scientists better understand how one of nature's fundamental forces contributes to the formation of matter.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
The four fundamental forces – gravity, electromagnetism, the weak force and the strong force – govern how these particles interact.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
That discrepancy excited physicists because it hinted at the possibility of undiscovered particles or even a new "fifth force" beyond the four known fundamental forces.
From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026
She knew about atoms and elementary particles, and anbaromagnetic charges and the four fundamental forces and other bits and pieces of experimental theology, but nothing about the solar system.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
