Electromagnetic Field - Relation To and Comparison With Other Physical Fields

Relation To and Comparison With Other Physical Fields

Being one of the four fundamental forces of nature, it is useful to compare the electromagnetic field with the gravitational, strong and weak fields. The word 'force' is sometimes replaced by 'interaction' because the fundamental forces operate by exchanging what are now known to be gauge bosons.

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