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Brief History and Recent Developments in Electron Theory and Quantumelectrodynamics

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The Electron

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Major steps in the hundred years history of the electron concerning its selfenergy due to its own electromagnetic field are outlined and the present status and revival of the selfenergy and radiative problems of the electron are discussed.

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  2. Laser-Electron Interactions Laboratory, Department of Physics, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Barut, A.O. (1991). Brief History and Recent Developments in Electron Theory and Quantumelectrodynamics. In: Hestenes, D., Weingartshofer, A. (eds) The Electron. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3570-2_6

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