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Listener Questions 17: hamsters, black holes and higgs fields!

Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

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Aren't Electrons Just Shooting Off Photons All the Time?

A listener asked about how electrons make photons. We explained that the way you get an electron to radiate is, essentially, you accelerateid. Anything that has electric charge will give off a photon if you accelerate it. Soamuon: Why aren't electrons and atoms just shooting off photons all the time?

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