nuclear force

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The mere existence of a credible nuclear force prevents adversaries from contemplating attacks they would otherwise consider.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

This is essentially a tension in the model where something doesn't add up when examining the nuclear force that binds together protons, neutrons and other particles.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2024

"Theoretically, it interacts with gravity, but it has no interaction with the others, weak nuclear force, strong nuclear force or electromagnetic force," Sousa said.

From Science Daily • Dec. 5, 2024

A few have also pursued the axion, a nearly massless particle originally proposed to solve a different problem with the theory of the strong nuclear force.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024

The fourth category is the strong nuclear force, which holds the quarks together in the proton and neutron, and holds the protons and neutrons together in the nucleus of an atom.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking