The electroweak interaction is the unified description in particle physics of two fundamental forces of nature, electromagnetism and the weak interaction, which appear distinct at everyday low energies but are modeled as two aspects of a single underlying force.
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Electroweak unification (1960s-70s) demonstrated that two of the four fundamental forces could be merged into one framework, the template later Grand Unified Theories extend to the strong force.
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In particle physics, the electroweak interaction or electroweak force is the unified description of two of the fundamental interactions of nature: electromagnetism (electromagnetic interaction), and the weak interaction. Although these two forces appear very different at everyday low energies, the theory models them as two different aspects of the same force.
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Later around 1967, while investigating spontaneous symmetry breaking, Weinberg found a set of symmetries
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Later around 1967, while investigating spontaneous symmetry breaking, Weinberg found a set of symmetries
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