Fundamental Interactions Flashcards
What are the four fundamental forces?
Electrostatic interaction
Gravity
Strong nuclear force
Weak nuclear force.
What does electrostatic interaction affect?
Charged things
What does gravity affect?
Things with mass
What does strong nuclear force affect?
Quarks
What does weak nuclear force affect?
Quarks and leptons
What is the range of electrostatic interaction?
Infinite range
What is the range of gravity?
Infinite range
What is the range of strong nuclear force?
~4fm
What is the range of weak nuclear force?
-0.001fm
What is the comparison of electrostatic interaction to strong nuclear force?
10^-2
What is the comparison of gravity to strong nuclear force?
10^-38
What is the comparison of strong nuclear force to strong nuclear force?
1
What is the comparison of weak nuclear force to strong nuclear force?
10^-13
What is electrostatic interaction carried by?
Photons
What is gravity carried by?
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