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Quantum electrodynamics

physical science Maturity 5-7

Light and tiny bits of matter talk to each other.

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Feynman Diagram Components.svg
They move and bump into things. This helps us know how they work. It is a big secret of our world.
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Compton Scattering.svg
Do you like to learn how things work?

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Feynman and Oppenheimer at Los Alamos.jpg
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Feynman Diagram Components.svg
File:Compton Scattering.svg
Compton Scattering.svg
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Feynmans QED probability amplitudes.gif
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AdditionComplexes.svg
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MultiplicationComplexes.svg
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Electron self energy loop.svg
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