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Cosmology and Quantum Electrodynamics

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A fresh approach to quantum electrodynamics establishes a strong connexion between local electrodynamics and cosmology, and seems to support the steady state model of the universe.

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HOYLE, F., NARLIKAR, J. Cosmology and Quantum Electrodynamics. Nature 219, 340–341 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1038/219340a0

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