ELECTROWEAK INTERACTION
(noun)Definitions
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Electroweak Interaction.
Electroweak Interaction - as a noun
In particle physics, the unified description of two of the four known fundamental interactions of nature: electromagnetism and the weak interaction.
Example: "The existence of the electroweak interactions was experimentally established in two stages, the first being the discovery of neutral currents in neutrino scattering by the gargamelle collaboration in 1973, and the second in 1983 by the ua1 and the ua2 collaborations that involved the discovery of the w and z gauge bosons in proton-antiproton collisions at the converted super proton synchrotron."
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Example Sentences
"The electroweak interaction is one of the four fundamental forces in nature."
"Scientists study the electroweak interaction to understand the origin of mass."
"The electroweak interaction involves the exchange of W and Z bosons."
"The electroweak interaction breaks the symmetry between the electromagnetic and weak forces."
"Understanding the electroweak interaction is crucial for developing theories in particle physics."
