Particle Exchange
Repulsion
- Repulsion can be thought of as two people on an ice rink throwing a bowling ball.
- Both people are pushed away via an exchange particle (aka. the bowling ball)
Attraction
- Attraction can be thought of as two people on an ice rink throwning a boomrang.
- When the boomrang is caught or thrown, the person experiences a force.
| Exchange Particle | Affected | |
|---|---|---|
| Strong | Pion \(\pi^0, \pi^{+},\pi^-\) | Hadrons only |
| Weak | W Boson W\(^-\) , W\(^+\) | All |
| Electromagnetic | Photon | Charged Particles |