Interactions

• Interactions

  • Strong
  • Weak
  • Electromagnetic
  • Gravity
• Strong

  Exchange Particle: Gluon or Pion

  Range(m): 3x10^-15

  Acts On: Hadrons
• Weak

  Exchange Particle: W Bosons (W⁺ or W⁻)

  Range(m): 10^-18

  Acts On: All Particles
• Electromagnetic

  Exchange Particle: Virtual Photon (γ)

  Range(m): Infinite

  Acts On: Charged Particles
• Gravity

  Exchange Particle: N/A

  Range(m): Infinite

  Acts On: Particles with Mass
• Electron Capture (via Weak Force)

  p + e⁻ → n + vₑ
• Beta Plus Decay (via Weak Force)

  p → n + e⁺ + vₑ
• Beta Minus Decay (via Weak Force)

  n → p + e⁻ + v̅ₑ