classicalElectronRadius

Classical electron radius

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Classical Electron Radius

The classicalElectronRadius is a derived electromagnetic length scale for the electron. It is not the electron’s measured physical size.

Interpret with care

It appears in scattering and classical electromagnetic formulas. Relate it to elementaryCharge, electronMass, and electricConstant. Do not treat this classical parameter as a literal radius.

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