An internal photon contribution in a perturbative interaction amplitude; it need not obey the on-shell relativistic energy-momentum relation of a detected free photon.

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Virtual particles are a concept in quantum field theory that represent transient fluctuations in energy that occur in a vacuum. They are not "particles" in the traditional sense; instead, they are temporary manifestations of energy that arise during interactions between particles.
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