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Theory of Universal Primary Interactions

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This theory originates from observations that the theory of particle interactions becomes much simpler and more capable of correlating apparently unrelated phenomena if it is postulated that electromagnetism and weak interactions are not primary properties of the nucleons but are acquired by virtue of their interaction with vector and axial vector fields.

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SUDARSHAN, E. Theory of Universal Primary Interactions. Nature 216, 979–981 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/216979a0

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