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Fundamental interaction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | 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 exchange by virtual particles (bosons) called interaction carriers or interaction mediators (as, for example, virtual photons in case of interaction of electric charges). |
 | | Electromagnetism is a long-ranged force that is relatively strong, and therefore describes almost all phenomena of our everyday experience—phenomena ranging all the way from lasers and radios to the structure of atoms and the structure of metals to friction and rainbows. |
 | | One of the main effects of the strong force, is that it tightly holds two protons together in the Helium nucleus, despite their tremendous electric repulsion. |
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