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noun Physics.

Also called nuclear force . the short-range attractive force between baryons that holds together the nucleus of the atom.

Also called color force . the force between quarks.

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Compare gluon, strong interaction.

Origin of strong force

First recorded in 1965–70

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Electromagnetism, for instance, uses photons to push around particles that possess charge, while the strong force is conveyed by gluons that act on particles with a property called color.
How Gravity Is a Double Copy of Other Forces|Charlie Wood|May 4, 2021|Quanta Magazine
In this approach, researchers use supercomputers to solve the equations of the strong force at discrete points on a lattice instead of everywhere in space, turning the infinitely detailed problem into a finite one.
‘Last Hope’ Experiment Finds Evidence for Unknown Particles|Natalie Wolchover|April 7, 2021|Quanta Magazine
The prizewinners studied weak-force interactions at high energies by creating a beam of neutrinos, which do not interact through the strong force but do so by the weak interaction.
Jack Steinberger, Nobel laureate in physics, dies at 99|Martin Weil|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
Fast forward to today, and OnePlus is a strong force to be reckoned when it comes to flagship smartphones.
OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei confirms he has left the company|Manish Singh|October 16, 2020|TechCrunch

Shanahan is known for her prowess calculating the influence of gluons, particles that carry the strong force, which binds the proton together.
This year’s SN 10 scientists aim to solve some of science’s biggest challenges|Science News Staff|September 30, 2020|Science News
Since the Newtown shooting a month ago, the Brady Campaign, a strong force in gun control, has raised $5 million.
Gun Rights and Gun Control Inside the Beltway|Ilana Glazer|January 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But Al-Qaeda remains a strong force in Yemen and Somalia, in Libya and other parts of North Africa, in Iraq, and now in Syria.
Full Transcript/Video of Mitt Romney’s Foreign Policy Speech at the VMI|Justin Green|October 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Any force strong enough to fight against the power of prices should be a strong force indeed, strong enough for all to see.
When the Economy Is Bad, Debt Gets Worse|Megan McArdle|September 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For soon after the capture of Berwick town, Bruce detached a strong force to ravage the northern counties.
King Robert the Bruce|A. F. Murison
Sedgwick's skirmishers sent back word that the Rebels were in strong force in the woods.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
He commanded Robert of Artois to return with her, accompanied by a strong force, to Brittany.
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They had suffered so much from these daring marauders that they knew there would be no safety unless they went in strong force.
The Life of Kit Carson|Edward S. Ellis
They did not attempt any stand against such a strong force, but took to flight at once.
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Scientific definitions for strong force

strong force

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The fundamental force that mediates interactions between particles with color charge, such as quarks and gluons. The strong force binds quarks together to form baryons such as protons and neutrons, maintains the binding of protons and neutrons together in atomic nuclei, and is responsible for many particle decay processes. Particles that interact through the strong force exchange gluons, much as particles involved in electromagnetic interactions exchange photons. Quark color, but not flavor, is changed by the exchange of gluons. The strong force is stronger than the weak force, the electromagnetic force, and gravity, but has been known to apply only across distances the size of atomic nuclei or smaller. Also called color force strong interaction, strong nuclear force

Cultural definitions for strong force

strong force

In physics, the force that holds particles together in the atomic nucleus and the force that holds quarks together in elementary particles.

notes for strong force

As the name implies, this is the strongest force known in nature.

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