Jeff Liebermann wrote:
Well, to split hairs, electrons don't emit or absorb photons.

I was just quoting "QED", by Richard Feynman:

"-Action #1: A photon goes from place to place."
"-Action #2: An electron goes from place to place."
"-Action #3: An electron emits or absorbs a photon."

I'm sorry that Feynman was not precise enough for you. :-)
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