weak nuclear force

American  

noun

1. Physics. weak force.

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weak nuclear force Scientific  

1. See weak force

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Example Sentences

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

This effort combines state-of-the-art experimental and theoretical methods and paves the way for future advances in the study of the weak nuclear force.

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

Part of Fermi’s theory was the identification of the weak nuclear force as being distinct from the strong nuclear force and in fact responsible for beta decay.

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