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Thanks dauto, I had read that these field quanta are virtual particles - distinct from standard photons, etc. I would appreciate a link or other reference that explains virtual particles without oversimplification. In this case the oversimplification of some popular physics articles has lead to...

I think I've found my answer : http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Quantum/virtual_particles.html

Photons are referred to as the field quanta for the electromagnetic field. I would like to understand how the exchange of field quanta such as photons can create an attractive force. For example, I can see that an electron could repel another electron by hitting it with photons...