Physical Forces


The Fundamentals

The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force.

~ Darth Vader

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Every process that occurs in the natural world originates with very basic interactions between particles of matter, and these interactions are referred to as the fundamental forces.

Strong nuclear force

As its name implies, the strong nuclear force is the most powerful of the fundamental forces. However, it acts only at very short distances to form subatomic particles like protons.

Electromagnetism

The electromagnetic force is quite powerful and there are no limits to its range. It is immeasurably important to all matter because it binds atoms together to form solids. It is also responsible for other physical phenomena, such as light and sound.

Weak nuclear force

Effective at very short range, the weak nuclear force nonetheless plays a significant role in radioactivity, causing unstable atoms to decay.

Gravity

Gravitational force is responsible for the attraction of all things toward the center of any large body having mass, the Earth’s core for instance. Despite it being the weakest of the fundamental forces, without gravity the solar system would not stay in motion around the sun, nor would galaxies even form.