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Is the weak force a force?
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- boson theory
- concept of force in physics
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- existential crisis of quantum physics
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Reading Feynman 
I’m not a physicist, but the things you say resonate. Who hasn’t been confused by the weak force? The first reaction is: wait…is this really another elemental force? Something that tears neutrons apart? It is so strange… You ask simple questions and try to answer them like Feynman did. When I read your articles I have the same feeling of walking near the border: “In reality, we have a very limited number of permanent fixtures (electrons, protons and photons), hundreds of transients (particles that fall apart), and thousands of resonances”. Great sentence!