12. Schwinger and Feynman Develop Quantum Electrodynamics (1948)

Marvin
1 min readNov 6, 2018

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Working independently, Schwinger and Feynman each develops his own version of quantum electrodynamics (QED), with Feynman introducing his famous diagrams. Dyson shows that the two approaches are equivalent, and QED soon delivers unprecedentedly precise predictions — such as the electron’s anomalous magnetic moment — that are later confirmed in experiments

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