| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
| weak interactions |
| actions between elementary particles mediated, or carried, by W and Z particles and that are responsible for nuclear decay. Weak interactions are one of four fundamental interactions in nature, the others being gravitation, electromagnetism, and the strong interactions. |
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