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The weak gravity conjecture (WGC) is a conjecture regarding the strength gravity can have in a theory of quantum gravity relative to the gauge forces in that theory. It roughly states that gravity should be the weakest force in any consistent theory of quantum gravity.^[1]

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^ Arkani-Hamed, Nima; Motl, Luboš; Nicolis, Alberto; Vafa, Cumrun (15 June 2007). "The string landscape, black holes and gravity as the weakest force". Journal of High Energy Physics. 2007 (6): 060. arXiv:hep-th/0601001. doi:10.1088/1126-6708/2007/06/060. ISSN 1029-8479.

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