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You are correct. At high temperatures, electromagnetism and the weak force merge into the electroweak force. However, these temperatures only existed at the ver
by MrBingley 10y ago
You are correct. At high temperatures, electromagnetism and the weak force merge into the electroweak force. However, these temperatures only existed at the very, very early stages of the universe. As temperatures fell, the two forces split apart into the (rather different) ones we see today, so it is habitual to refer to them as different forces, even though strictly speaking they are different manifestations of one underlying force.