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Entropy and the Block Universe—A Physicist’s Goodbye

JAMA Oncology 10.1001/jamaoncol.2026.0266

April 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This essay describes the author’s grieving process with the death of their father.

Corresponding Author: Yang Yang, PhD, Xiangjiang College of Outstanding Engineers, Hunan Agricultural University, Nongda Road 1, Furong District Changsha, Hunan 410128, China (yangyang96361@163.com).

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