quantum electrodynamics

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Quantum electrodynamics is the quantum field theory that describes how light and matter interact through the exchange of photons, forming the foundation of our understanding of electromagnetic forces at the subatomic level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gauge theory ⓘ
physical theory ⓘ
quantum field theory ⓘ
relativistic quantum theory ⓘ
appliesTo subatomic scale ⓘ
awardedNobelPrizeTo Julian Schwinger ⓘ
Richard Feynman ⓘ
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga ⓘ
basedOn quantum mechanics ⓘ
special relativity ⓘ
contrastsWith classical electrodynamics ⓘ
describesForce electromagnetic interaction ⓘ
describesInteraction light ⓘ
matter ⓘ
developedBy Freeman Dyson ⓘ
Julian Schwinger ⓘ
Richard Feynman ⓘ
Sin-Itiro Tomonaga ⓘ
explains interaction of charged particles via photon exchange ⓘ
fieldOfStudy particle physics ⓘ
quantum physics ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
formulatedWith Dirac equation ⓘ
frameworkFor radiative corrections ⓘ
scattering amplitudes ⓘ
hasCouplingConstant fine-structure constant ⓘ
hasGaugeGroup U(1) ⓘ
historicalPrecursor Dirac theory of the electron ⓘ
linked to: Dirac equation
isPartOf Standard Model of particle physics ⓘ
linked to: Standard Model
mediatedBy photon ⓘ
notableFor high-precision agreement with experiment ⓘ
predicts Bhabha scattering ⓘ
Compton scattering ⓘ
linked to: Compton effect

Lamb shift ⓘ
Møller scattering ⓘ
anomalous magnetic moment of the electron ⓘ
electron–positron annihilation ⓘ
pair production ⓘ
running of the fine-structure constant ⓘ
vacuum polarization ⓘ
quantizes electromagnetic field ⓘ
treatsParticle electron ⓘ
photon ⓘ
positron ⓘ
usesConcept Feynman diagram ⓘ
linked to: Feynman diagrams

gauge invariance ⓘ
path integral formulation ⓘ
perturbation theory ⓘ
renormalization ⓘ
virtual particle ⓘ

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QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter → subject → quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
QED: The Strange Theory of Light and Matter → relatedWork → QED (quantum electrodynamics) theory ⓘ
linked to: quantum electrodynamics
Dirac equation → usedIn → quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
Paul Dirac → notableWork → quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
Klein–Nishina formula → field → quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
Heaviside–Lorentz units → usedIn → quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
Dirac Lagrangian → appearsIn → QED Lagrangian ⓘ
linked to: quantum electrodynamics
photon → isGaugeBosonOf → quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
Purcell effect → field → quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
Course of Theoretical Physics → hasPart → Quantum Electrodynamics ⓘ
linked to: quantum electrodynamics
Electron → isDescribedBy → Quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
linked to: quantum electrodynamics
Bhabha–Heitler theory of cascade showers → field → quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
Bhabha–Corben equations → framework → quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
U(1) → isGaugeGroupOf → QED ⓘ
linked to: quantum electrodynamics
Dirac string → appearsInTheory → quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
collective electrodynamics → relatedTo → quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
positronium → governedBy → quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
Heisenberg–Euler effective Lagrangian → field → quantum electrodynamics ⓘ