Scientists at Fermilab close in on fifth force of nature::Physicists believe that an unknown force could be acting on sub-atomic particles known as muons.

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    1 year ago

    I know of course but for the people in the cheap seats… What are the first four?

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      “All of the forces we experience every day can be reduced to just four categories: gravity, electromagnetism, the strong force and the weak force. These four fundamental forces govern how all the objects and particles in the Universe interact with each other.”

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        1 year ago

        But electromagnetism and weak force has already been understood as a single force, electro weak. So they are not fundamental