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strong force

NOUN
nuclear force
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The challenge in calculating the muon's behavior came largely from the strong force, the most powerful of the four known fundamental forces.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Manifestations of this strong force are called gluons, which are thought to contribute to the proton's spin.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2024

The electromagnetic force is conveyed by the photon, the strong force by the gluon, and the weak force by particles called the W boson and Z boson.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 27, 2024

“Christmas is such a strong force at this time of year,” Melody says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2023

It was originally invented in the late 1960s in an attempt to find a theory to describe the strong force.

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




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