Re: EM force of attraction

What books (preferably understandable to the lay man) would you recommend to
read regarding this? I've read the popular ones such as brief history and
others but need something more indepth?


"PD" <TheDraperFamily@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
> robert wrote:
>> We say that EM forces are caused by the exchange of particles, explaining
>> that an electron fires off a photon towards another electron when they
>> are
>> close, causing the other electron to recoil away - the force of
>> repulsion.
>> But how do we explain the force of attraction using the same physical
>> process? Why does a photon fired off by an electron cause a proton to
>> move
>> towards the electron (force of attraction)?
>
> It's a mistake to think of this exchange as being the exchange of a
> classical particle that proceeds on a straight line between the two
> electrons.
>
> PD
>


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