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What causes the difference in ranges of forces?
What causes the difference in ranges of forces? In other words, why is it that the weak force acts only at small distances whereas the Coulomb force has a very large range?
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How do virtual particles cause an attraction? [duplicate]
How do virtual particles such as photons cause a force between particles such as an attraction between protons and electrons?
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Why is diproton unstable? [duplicate]
Diproton is an isotope of helium without any neutrons. It commonly forms in the Sun, where protons are fused constantly. However, it is extremely unstable, and will revert back to two protons almost ...
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Is there an equation for the strong nuclear force?
The equation describing the force due to gravity is $$F = G \frac{m_1 m_2}{r^2}.$$ Similarly the force due to the electrostatic force is $$F = k \frac{q_1 q_2}{r^2}.$$
Is there a similar equation ...
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