quantum electrodynamics

Abelian gauge theory describing quantum interactions of the electromagnetic field with matter
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quantum electrodynamics

Summary

quantum electrodynamics is a branch of physics[1]. It draws 1,783 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_physics category, ranking #12 of 105).[2]

Key Facts

  • quantum electrodynamics is credited with the discovery of Paul Dirac[3].
  • quantum electrodynamics's instance of is recorded as branch of physics[4].
  • quantum electrodynamics's Commons category is recorded as Quantum electrodynamics[5].
  • 1927 marks the founding of quantum electrodynamics[6].
  • quantum electrodynamics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Quantum electrodynamics[7].
  • quantum electrodynamics's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • quantum electrodynamics's topic has template is recorded as Template:QED[9].
  • quantum electrodynamics's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/quantum-electrodynamics[10].
  • quantum electrodynamics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'QED'}[11].
  • quantum electrodynamics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'QED'}[12].
  • quantum electrodynamics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'КЭД'}[13].
  • quantum electrodynamics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'EDC'}[14].
  • quantum electrodynamics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'КЕД'}[15].
  • quantum electrodynamics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'KED'}[16].
  • quantum electrodynamics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'EDQ'}[17].
  • quantum electrodynamics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'be', 'text': 'КЭД'}[18].
  • quantum electrodynamics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'EDQ'}[19].
  • quantum electrodynamics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'sco', 'text': 'QED'}[20].
  • quantum electrodynamics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'sq', 'text': 'EDK'}[21].
  • quantum electrodynamics's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ka', 'text': 'კედ'}[22].
  • quantum electrodynamics's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].
  • quantum electrodynamics's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[24].

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Definition and Type

quantum electrodynamics's instance of is recorded as branch of physics[4].

Origins

1927 marks the founding of quantum electrodynamics[6].

Why It Matters

quantum electrodynamics draws 1,783 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_physics category, ranking #12 of 105).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Discoverer or inventor Paul Dirac
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    Inception +1927-00-00T00:00:00Z
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