Are Static EM Fields in QED Composed of Virtual Photons?

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Hello,

How is a static magnetic or electric field understood in terms of QED.

Is it correct to interpret them as a collection of photons?

If so, would these photons be real or virtual?

Thanks in advance.
 
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Yes. They would be virtual unless the fields were interacting with some other particle/charge.
 

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