Feynman diagram

noun

Feyn·​man diagram

variants or less commonly Feynman graph

ˈfīnmən-

: a diagram of subatomic particle interactions in which lines represent particles and points where lines meet represent interactions

Word History

Etymology

after Richard Feynman †1988 American physicist

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