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Classical electromagnetic field

• Electromagnetic wave [r]: A change, periodic in space and time, of an electric field E(r,t) and a magnetic field B(r,t); a stream of electromagnetic waves, referred to as electromagnetic radiation, can be seen as a stream of massless elementary particles, named photons. ^[e]
• Electromagnetic radiation [r]: a collection of electromagnetic waves, usually of different wavelengths. ^[e]
• Maxwell equations [r]: Mathematical equations describing the interrelationship between electric and magnetic fields; dependence of the fields on electric charge- and current- densities. ^[e]
• Quantum electrodynamics [r]: A relativistic theory of the interaction between electrically charged bodies based upon the exchange of photons, the quanta of the electromagnetic field. ^[e]
• Standard Model [r]: A mathematical theory that describes the weak, electromagnetic and strong interactions between leptons and quarks, the basic particles of particle physics. ^[e]
• Vector potential [r]: Add brief definition or description

Quantum mechanics

• Quantization [r]: Replacement of a classical variable by a quantum mechanical operator; phenomenon that energy is discontinuous. ^[e]
• Second quantization [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Photon [r]: elementary particle with zero rest mass and unit spin associated with the electromagnetic field. ^[e]