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quantum electrodynamics

noun, plural in form but usually singular in construction

Definition of quantum electrodynamics

: quantum mechanics applied to electrical interactions (as between nuclear particles)

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 Under good experimental conditions, the very fabric of space and time are torn asunder, testing quantum electrodynamics to destruction. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "Trampoline mirror may push laser pulse through fabric of the Universe," 14 Sep. 2019 Through the work of Feynman, Dyson, Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, a new and improved theory of quantum electrodynamics was born. — Quanta Magazine, "How Feynman Diagrams Revolutionized Physics," 14 May 2019

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First Known Use of quantum electrodynamics

1927, in the meaning defined above

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