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Maxwell's other demon

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Figure 1: Many calculations in the Standard Model are neatly summarized by pictures — known as Feynman graphs — that follow the trails of virtual particles in space and time.

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Wilczek, F. Maxwell's other demon. Nature 402, 22–23 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1038/46912

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