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arxiv: 1312.4007 · v2 · pith:FIBK4L5Znew · submitted 2013-12-14 · 🪐 quant-ph · physics.atom-ph· physics.hist-ph

On Real and Virtual Photons in the Davies Theory of Time-Symmetric Quantum Electrodynamics

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This paper explores the distinction between virtual and real photons in the context of the Davies quantum relativistic extension of the Wheeler-Feynman classical electromagnetic theory. An alternative way of understanding this distinction is proposed, based on the transactional model.

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