Definitions for quantum electrodynamics
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quan′tum electrodynam′ics(n.)
(used with a sing. v.) the quantum-mechanical theory of the electromagnetic field and its interaction with electrons and positrons.
Category: Physics
Ref: Abbr.: QED 1
Origin of quantum electrodynamics:
1925–30
Princeton's WordNet
quantum electrodynamics, QED(noun)
a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons
Wiktionary
quantum electrodynamics(Noun)
the study of the interaction of electromagnetic radiation with electrically charged matter within the framework of relativity and quantum mechanics
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