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models:standard_model:qed [2018/05/05 11:52]
jakobadmin ↷ Page moved from models:quantum_electrodynamics to models:standard_model:quantum_electrodynamics
models:standard_model:qed [2018/05/12 09:20]
jakobadmin [Intuitive]
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 ====== Quantum Electrodynamics ====== ====== Quantum Electrodynamics ======
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 +//see also [[models:​standard_model]] and [[models:​classical_electrodynamics]]//​
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 <tabbox Intuitive> ​ <tabbox Intuitive> ​
 +Quantum electrodynamics is the correct model of electromagnetic interactions. It is a model in the framework of [[theories:​quantum_field_theory|quantum field theory]]. ​
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   * The best non-technical introduction to quantum electrodynamics is Quantum Electrodynamics by Richard P. Feynman ​   * The best non-technical introduction to quantum electrodynamics is Quantum Electrodynamics by Richard P. Feynman ​
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 <tabbox Concrete> ​ <tabbox Concrete> ​
  
-Quantum electrodynamics is a [[theories:​quantum_field_theory|quantum field theory]] of electrodynamics. At its heart is a [[advanced_tools:​gauge_symmetry|gauge symmetry]] called local $U(1)$ symmetry. ​+Quantum electrodynamics is a [[theories:​quantum_field_theory:canonical|quantum field theory]] of electrodynamics. At its heart is a [[advanced_tools:​gauge_symmetry|gauge symmetry]] called local $U(1)$ symmetry. ​
  
 In practice, we use quantum electrodynamics to describe electrodynamical interactions between charged particles through elementary particles called photons. ​ In practice, we use quantum electrodynamics to describe electrodynamical interactions between charged particles through elementary particles called photons. ​
models/standard_model/qed.txt · Last modified: 2018/05/12 09:21 by jakobadmin