Force Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! AdvancedSpecial charactersHelpHeadingLevel 2Level 3Level 4Level 5FormatInsertLatinLatin extendedIPASymbolsGreekGreek extendedCyrillicArabicArabic extendedHebrewBanglaTamilTeluguSinhalaDevanagariGujaratiThaiLaoKhmerCanadian AboriginalRunesÁáÀàÂâÄäÃãǍǎĀāĂ㥹ÅåĆćĈĉÇçČčĊċĐđĎďÉéÈèÊêËëĚěĒēĔĕĖėĘęĜĝĢģĞğĠġĤĥĦħÍíÌìÎîÏïĨĩǏǐĪīĬĭİıĮįĴĵĶķĹĺĻļĽľŁłŃńÑñŅņŇňÓóÒòÔôÖöÕõǑǒŌōŎŏǪǫŐőŔŕŖŗŘřŚśŜŝŞşŠšȘșȚțŤťÚúÙùÛûÜüŨũŮůǓǔŪūǖǘǚǜŬŭŲųŰűŴŵÝýŶŷŸÿȲȳŹźŽžŻżÆæǢǣØøŒœßÐðÞþƏəFormattingLinksHeadingsListsFilesDiscussionDescriptionWhat you typeWhat you getItalic''Italic text''Italic textBold'''Bold text'''Bold textBold & italic'''''Bold & italic text'''''Bold & italic text=== Weak nuclear === {{Main|Weak interaction}} Unique among the fundamental interactions, the weak nuclear force creates no bound states.<ref name=GreinerMuller>{{Cite book |last1=Greiner |first1=Walter |title=Gauge theory of weak interactions: with 75 worked examples and exercises |last2=Müller |first2=Berndt |last3=Greiner |first3=Walter |date=2009 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-540-87842-1 |edition=4|location=Heidelberg}}</ref> The weak force is due to the exchange of the heavy [[W and Z bosons]]. Since the weak force is mediated by two types of bosons, it can be divided into two types of interaction or "[[Feynman diagram|vertices]]" — [[charged current]], involving the electrically charged W<sup>+</sup> and W<sup>−</sup> bosons, and [[neutral current]], involving electrically neutral Z<sup>0</sup> bosons. The most familiar effect of weak interaction is [[beta decay]] (of neutrons in atomic nuclei) and the associated [[radioactivity]].<ref name=Cutnell/>{{rp|951}} This is a type of charged-current interaction. The word "weak" derives from the fact that the field strength is some 10<sup>13</sup> times less than that of the [[strong force]]. Still, it is stronger than gravity over short distances. A consistent electroweak theory has also been developed, which shows that electromagnetic forces and the weak force are indistinguishable at a temperatures in excess of approximately {{val|e=15|ul=K}}.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Durrer |first=Ruth |title=The Cosmic Microwave Background |date=2008 |publisher=Cambridge Pniversity Press |isbn=978-0-521-84704-9 |pages=41–42 |author-link=Ruth Durrer}}</ref> Such temperatures occurred in the plasma collisions in the early moments of the [[Big Bang]].<ref name=GreinerMuller/>{{rp|201}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page