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Gamma Lad
How does weak nuclear force cause beta decay?
Most of the material I see on the weak force says it occurs between leptons and neutrinos, and that it is responsible for beta decay. How? When I think of a force, I think of attaction and repulsion. This makes sense for gravity, electromagnetism and the strong force. But I haven't been able to find out the mechanism in which weak force "causes" beta decay through its attractive or replusive qualities.
4 AnswersPhysics2 decades ago