Can weak force be calculated? If yes, how so?
1 Answer
The weak force can't be calculated as such, it can be described.
Explanation:
Gravity and the electromagnetic force can be calculated as there are equations which describe their interactions. The strong force has a measure which is the mass difference between a nucleus and the component parts.
The weak force is different is that it isn't a force which either causes particle to attract or repel each other. It is an interaction which transforms one particle into another.
One way of looking at it is in an atomic nucleus there is a battle between the electromagnetic force causing the positively charge proton to repel each other and the strong force binding the protons and neutrons together. If a nucleus is unstable because it has too many protons the weak force can change a proton into a neutron to make it more stable.
The weak force describes how a proton decays into a neutron and positron and an electron neutrino.
