Vacuum (quantum electrodynamic)/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Vacuum (quantum electrodynamic).

The term quantum electrodynamic vacuum, or QED, refers to the ground state of the electromagnetic field, which is subject to fluctuations about a dormant zero average-field condition.

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