We found 2 definitions of fundamental interaction from 2 different sources.
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fundamental interaction - (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons | ||
interaction | ||
physical phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy | ||
natural philosophy, physics the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" | ||
electromagnetic interaction an interaction between charged elementary particles that is intermediate in strength between the strong and weak interactions; mediated by photons | ||
gravitational interaction a weak interaction between particles that results from their mass; mediated by gravitons | ||
color force, strong force, strong interaction (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons |