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Vacuum polarization

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A radiative correction in which charged-field loops modify the photon propagator and therefore the effective electromagnetic response, producing effects such as the Uehling potential.

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Vacuum polarizationAtomic QED corrections

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Vacuum polarization modifies the nuclear Coulomb potential.

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