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 | | Yet, it is strongly believed that three of these interactions are manifestations of a single, more fundamental, interaction, just as electricity and magnetism are now understood as two aspects of the electromagnetic interaction. |
 | | The modern quantum mechanical view of the three fundamental forces (all except gravity) is that particles of matter (fermions) do not directly interact with each other, but rather carry a charge, and exchange virtual particles (gauge bosons), which are the interaction carriers or interaction mediators. |
 | | Thus, for example, photons are the mediators of the interaction of electric charges; and gluons are the mediators of the interaction of color charges. |
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