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Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics

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This cluster of papers covers the foundations of electromagnetic theory, quantum field theory, and the behavior of light and electromagnetic forces in dielectric media. It explores topics such as momentum of light, radiation pressure, photon mass, gauge invariance, and classical electrodynamics.

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Maxwell's equations; quantum electrodynamics; electromagnetic theory; electromagnetism; classical electrodynamics; electrodynamics; relativistic quantum mechanics; charged particle motion; photons; radiation reaction; electric charge; magnetostatics; Coulomb's law; vacuum polarization; point charges; Faraday's law; electromagnetic potentials; Poynting vector; Ampère's law; Gauss's law; classical field theory; photon mass; history of electromagnetism; relativistic wave equations; nonlinear electrodynamics

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Morton address: 36253133910975231 · morton4x16-v1

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