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i understand that, but surely magnetic fields aren't carried by photons as electromagnetism is. in fact, magnetic fields wouldn't be carried by any particle at all, as far as i understand, so if they're really electromagnetic phenomena, what do photons have to do with them?

if electromagnetism is mediated by photons, what do photons have to do with magnetic fields? more specifically, what is a magnetic field "made" of? surely there aren't photons released by an ordinary household magnet? i have a vague understanding that magnetic attraction has something to do...