Photons are bosons, mediator particles.... The bosons mediate the forces between the fermions, the building pieces of matter... I guess what I wanna know is this: can all the foces mediated by the bosons be described as attractions or repulsions between the fermions? Or is that way too simplistic?
Op donderdag 30 oktober 2014 11:10:59 UTC+1 schreef Liz R: > > I thought the electromagnetic force was mediated by the exchange of > photons (or virtual photons). Does that involve any forces that aren't > attractive/repusive at the point of interaction (i.e. where said photons > are emitted or absorbed) ? > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
