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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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of Geneva) covers Lorentz and Poincare symmetries in quantum field theory, classical field theory, quantization of free fields, perturbation theory and Feynman diagrams, cross-section and decay rates, quantum electrodynamics, the low-energy limit of the electroweak theory, path integral quantization, non- abelian gauge theories, and spontaneous symmetry breaking.
The electroweak theory is a different, more complex beast.
But that strategy fails when applied to the development of a grand unified theory, which combines the present theory governing quark behavior with the electroweak theory describing the interactions of electrons, photons and related particles.
 
 
 
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