Reinterpreting Fundamental Forces If particles are understood as resonant modes of quantum fields, then fundamental forces can be reinterpreted as mechanisms that alter these resonant states. The exchange of force- carrying bosons (such as photons, gluons, W/Z bosons) can be seen as a transfer of information that modulates the frequency, phase, or amplitude of the interacting particles' standing waves. For example, an atom absorbing a photon is excited to a higher-energy, transient frequency state. This dynamic, wave-based picture could offer new avenues for developing a unified theory of forces, describing all fundamental interactions in terms of the dynamics of frequency patterns.