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strong interactions, actions between elementary particles elementary particles, the most basic physical constituents of the universe.
Basic Constituents of Matter
Molecules are built up from the atom, which is the basic unit of any chemical element. ..... Click the link for more information. mediated, or carried, by gluons. They are responsible for the binding of protons and neutrons in the nucleus nucleus, in physics, the extremely dense central core of an atom. The Nature of the Nucleus Composition Atomic nuclei are composed of two types of particles, protons and neutrons, which are collectively known as nucleons. ..... Click the link for more information. and interactions between quarks. Quantum field theory quantum field theory, study of the quantum mechanical interaction of elementary particles and fields. Quantum field theory applied to the understanding of electromagnetism is called quantum electrodynamics (QED), and it has proved spectacularly successful in ..... Click the link for more information. applied to the understanding of these strong interactions is called quantum chromodynamics quantum chromodynamics (QCD), quantum field theory that describes the properties of the strong interactions between quarks and between protons and neutrons in the framework of quantum theory. ..... Click the link for more information. (QCD). Strong interactions are one of four fundamental interactions in nature, the others being gravitation gravitation, the attractive force existing between any two particles of matter. The Law of Universal Gravitation Since the gravitational force is experienced by all matter in the universe, from the largest galaxies down to the smallest particles, ..... Click the link for more information. , electromagnetism, and the weak interactions weak interactions, actions between elementary particles mediated, or carried, by W and Z particles and that are responsible for nuclear decay. Weak interactions are one of four fundamental interactions in nature, the others being gravitation, electromagnetism, and ..... Click the link for more information. . Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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