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

At normal energies, the strong nuclear force is indeed strong, and it binds the quarks tightly together.

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