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Philipsmett
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If at high energies the electromagnetic and weak force are combined into one electroweak force, then at high energies, the electrons will not create an electrostatic field and will not repel?
The electroweak force is one of the four fundamental forces of nature in the Standard Model of particle physics. It is a combination of the electromagnetic force and the weak nuclear force, which were believed to be separate forces until they were unified into the electroweak force in the 1970s.
The electroweak force interacts with electrons through the weak nuclear force, which is responsible for radioactive decay and the interactions between subatomic particles. Electrons also have an electric charge, so they can also interact with the electroweak force through the electromagnetic force.
The Higgs boson is a particle that was predicted by the Standard Model and was discovered in 2012 at the Large Hadron Collider. It is responsible for giving particles their mass, including the W and Z bosons that mediate the weak nuclear force in the electroweak force.
The electroweak force and the strong nuclear force are both part of the Standard Model of particle physics, but they are separate forces. The strong nuclear force is responsible for holding the nucleus of an atom together, while the electroweak force is responsible for interactions between particles within the nucleus and between different particles.
There have been attempts to unify the electroweak force with the strong nuclear force and gravity, but so far, no successful theory has been developed. However, the discovery of the Higgs boson has provided evidence for the validity of the Standard Model, which includes the electroweak force.