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 11,546 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].
  • quantum electrodynamics's P14541 is recorded as 1piL6N[25].

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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 11,546 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.[26] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 62
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'be', 'bg', 'bh', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de',
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  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1piL6N
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  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0005204-kvantova-elektrodynamika
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  4. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → kvanteelektrodynamik, QED
    Discoverer or inventor → Paul Dirac
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Inception → +1927-00-00T00:00:00Z
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