weak nuclear force
Americannoun
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These hypothetical particles would interact through gravity and the weak nuclear force, which explains why they are so difficult to detect.
From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2026
Scientists have gained new insights into the weak nuclear force from detailed studies of the beta decays of the "mirror" nuclei lithium-8 and boron-8.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024
That discrepancy could have signaled that massive new particles lurking in the vacuum alter the mass of the W, which conveys the weak nuclear force just as the photon conveys electromagnetism’s force.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 29, 2023
The weak nuclear force barely offsets the electric force.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
To explain what kept atoms together, other forces were needed, and in the 1930s two were discovered: the strong nuclear force and weak nuclear force.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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