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'''Quantum electrodynamics''' is a modernized theory of [[electrodynamics]] that takes into account the principles of [[quantum mechanics]] and [[special relativity]]. Whereas classical electrodynamics is described in terms of fields and forces — the [[electric field]] and the [[Coulomb force]], specifically — quantum electrodynamics describes all interactions between electrically charged objects in terms of exchanges of [[photons]]. | '''Quantum electrodynamics''' is a modernized theory of [[electrodynamics]] that takes into account the principles of [[quantum mechanics]] and [[special relativity]]. Whereas classical electrodynamics is described in terms of fields and forces — the [[electric field]] and the [[Coulomb force]], specifically — quantum electrodynamics describes all interactions between electrically charged objects in terms of exchanges of [[photons]]. | ||
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Revision as of 22:20, December 14, 2009
Quantum electrodynamics is a modernized theory of electrodynamics that takes into account the principles of quantum mechanics and special relativity. Whereas classical electrodynamics is described in terms of fields and forces — the electric field and the Coulomb force, specifically — quantum electrodynamics describes all interactions between electrically charged objects in terms of exchanges of photons.