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Julian Schwinger was also known for work on these terms in quantum mechanics.

  • Schwinger terms

  • Maxwell's equations

  • Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

  • Schrodinger's Cat

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**Schwinger terms:** Quantum mechanical terms devised by Julian Schwinger that represent the effective energy-dependent electromagnetic interactions between charged particles, taking into account the effects of vacuum polarization. These terms play a critical role in accurately describing phenomena such as Lamb shift and quantum electrodynamics calculations.
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