According to the Weinberg-Salam model, the massless carriers of the electroweak interaction acquire mass in the process of ______________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


spontaneous symmetry breaking

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A) 1.3 MV B) 2.9 MV C) 3.5 MV D) 7.8 MV

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The self-inductance of a solenoid increases under which of the following conditions?

a. Only the solenoid length is increased. b. Only the cross sectional area is decreased. c. Only the number of coils per unit length is decreased. d. Only the number of coils is increased.

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Spectra from neutral atoms compared with spectra from ionized atoms of the same element

A) are the same. B) are slightly redshifted. C) are slightly blueshifted. D) have different sets of spectral lines. E) have the same sets of spectral lines but different widths for those lines.

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If the magnetic field in a traveling electromagnetic wave has a maximum value of 16.5 nT, what is the maximum value of the electric field associated with it?

A) 5.5 × 10-17 V/m B) 49.5 × 10-1 V/m C) 4.95 × 10-1 V/m D) 55.0 × 10-16 V/m E) 55.0 × 10-15 V/m

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