fundamental interaction

In physics, the effect of any of the four fundamental forces—gravitational, electromagnetic, strong, and weak. All known natural forces can be traced to these fundamental interactions. Gravitation is the attractive force between any two objects that have mass; it causes objects to fall to the ground and maintains the orbits of planets around the Sun. Electromagnetic force is responsible for the attraction and repulsion between electric charges and explains the chemical behaviour of atoms and the properties of light. The strong force binds quarks together in protons, neutrons, and other hadrons and also holds the protons and neutrons of an atomic nucleus together, overcoming the repulsion of the positively charged protons for each other. The weak force is observed in certain forms of radioactive decay (see radioactivity) and in reactions that fuel the Sun and other stars.

fundamental interaction [¦fən·də¦ment·əl ‚in·tər′ak·shən]

(particle physics)

One of the fundamental forces that act between the elementary particles of matter.

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It is being used for the simulation of fundamental forces in elementary particle physics, especially in the research area of quantum chromodynamics (QCD).

World's most energy-efficient supercomputer recognized by Asian News International

Einstein spent the latter third of his life trying to explain how gravity, electromagnetism and two other fundamental forces controlled all interactions into a single universal theory still pursued today.

ELECTRO MOLECULAR MEDICINE A NEW FRONTIER by devender / Automotive community

The commodity dollars were the strongest of the majors on Monday, but the Canadian dollar was the only one with fundamental forces contributing to the move.

Canadian Dollar Gains on Surprisingly Strong Retail Sales by Mena Report

Functions, Increasing and Decreasing

Fund for the Expansion of Production