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Atomic Physics Tests of Quantum Electrodynamics

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Experiments with simple atomic systems, for which the effects of quantum electrodynamics can be accurately predicted, have steadily become more precise and have been extended to systems with a wide variety of constituent particles. The corresponding increased demands on quantum electrodynamics theory have so far been met successfully. At this time, there does not appear to be any serious disagreement between theory and experiment.

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