How do electrons know when to exchange a virtual photon?

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How do electrons know when to exchange a virtual photon?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

So its a bit complicated but virtual photons dont really exist. Its the quantum field that communicates the force but that interaction can be simplified with the virtual particle model.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Electrons exchanges virtual photons constantly and, in all directions. This may seem weird but remember virtual particles aren’t real, they represent an intermediate set in a mathematical model.