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quantum electrodynamics

Physics a theory that applies the principles of the quantum theory to electrodynamics: it describes how photons interact electromagnetically with electrons, protons, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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