strong interaction
the interaction between gluons and between gluons and quarks that is responsible for the strong force.
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“We don’t think there could have been giant impacts, or strong interactions where one planet ejected another planet,” Leleu says.
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British Dictionary definitions for strong interaction
physics an interaction between elementary particles responsible for the forces between nucleons in the nucleus. It operates at distances less than about 10 –15 metres, and is about a hundred times more powerful than the electromagnetic interaction: Also called: strong nuclear interaction, strong nuclear force See interaction (def. 2)
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