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WEAK NUCLEAR INTERACTION [1 record]

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Record 1 2009-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atomic Physics
CONT

Quarks are fundamental particles that carry fractional electric charge and are strongly interacting. They also have a quantum number called "colour". ... Weak nuclear interactions ... are experienced by both quarks and leptons. The weak interaction is currently believed to be a manifestation of the electroweak interaction. Weak interactions are responsible for beta decay, and it is only by weak interactions that neutrinos can be located.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique atomique
CONT

Dans l'état actuel de nos connaissances, il existe dans la nature quatre types d'interaction [...] À l'échelle nucléaire et dans le domaine d'énergie qui intéresse la physique des réacteurs nucléaires, trois des quatre interactions sont concernées : interaction électromagnétique (émission de photons), nucléaire faible (radioactivité bêta), nucléaire forte.

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