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electroweak interaction
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electroweak interaction [ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈwiːk]
n
(Physics / General Physics) Physics a type of fundamental interaction combining both the electromagnetic interaction and the weak interaction See also electromagnetic interaction, weak interaction
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Then over and above these confirmed theoretical considerations with respect to the equation''s quarks, there looms the fundamental observations of Peter Higgs concerning the origin of mass in general, and specifically with respect to electroweak symmetry breaking by which the weak Z and W gauge bosons acquire a mass from some mechanism while leaving photons massless.
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