Why is the Weak Force weak?

Summary In beta decay a neutron releases a W boson, the charge carrier of the weak nuclear force, to become a proton. But this only occurs if the W boson has a very low mass compared to it's 'normal' mass which is highly improbable. So the weak force appears weak. In contrast the Top quark has a mass larger than the W boson so it decays to a bottom quark almost instantly and the weak force appears strong relative to the other fundamental forces.

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Stars : Don Lincoln Kristy Duffy Heidi Schellman Ann Heinson

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 13, 2017

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

Production companies : Fermilab

Summary In beta decay a neutron releases a W boson, the charge carrier of the weak nuclear force, to become a proton. But this only occurs if the W boson has a very low mass compared to it's 'normal' mass which is highly improbable. So the weak force appears weak. In contrast the Top quark has a mass larger than the W boson so it decays to a bottom quark almost instantly and the weak force appears strong relative to the other fundamental forces.

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 13, 2017

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

Production companies : Fermilab

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