weak interactions
From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Date: 2008
weak interactions actions between elementary particles mediated, or carried, by W and Z particles and that are responsible for nuclear decay. Weak interactions are one of four fundamental interactions in nature, the others being gravitation , electromagnetism, and the strong interactions .
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