"The weak force... least fits into our typical picture of what a force should do. ...the categories of 'attractive' and 'repulsive' do not really fit the weak force ... because it has the ability to change particles from one type to another. ...The weak force can change one into another provided they are in the same generation. The electron can be changed into an electron and vice versa, but the electron cannot be turned into the ..."
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Jonathan Allday, (1st edition 1997)
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