Tuesday, April 21, 2009

[jyvnfkwh] Forces and particles

To add on to the long list of "things I don't understand". How can forces be transmitted by a particle? When a magnet attracts another magnet, what are the photons?

Being familiar with only the macroscopic forces of infinite extent, gravity and electromagnetism, how do forces with limited extent (weak and strong) work? How does a force carried by a particle which decays (W and Z particles) work?

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