colour force

noun

colour force

noun
1

A fundamental force that is associated with the strong nuclear force, created by the associated bosons known as gluons, between quarks and other subatomic particles, by way of the colour charge

Nuclear physics

Synonyms
strong force, strong nuclear force, nuclear force, residual strong force
Related terms
quantum chromodynamics, strong interaction, strong electroweak theory, color interaction, colour interaction

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