Novel insights on the interplay of electromagnetism and the weak nuclear force
Monday, June 5, 2023 - 08:23
in Physics & Chemistry
Outside atomic nuclei, neutrons are unstable particles, with a lifetime of about fifteen minutes. The neutron disintegrates due to the weak nuclear force, leaving behind a proton, an electron, and an antineutrino. The weak nuclear force is one of the four fundamental forces in the universe, along with the strong force, the electromagnetic force, and the gravitational force.