twistor
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
twistor (plural twistors)
- (mathematics, physics) Any of the complex-valued coordinates in twistor theory, which maps the geometric objects of conventional 3+1 space-time into geometric objects in a four-dimensional space, twistor space, with metric signature (2,2), a proposed path to a theory of quantum gravity.
- Holonym: amplituhedron
- Meronym: spinor
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “twistor, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
twistor m (plural twistores)