twistor

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From twist +‎ -or.[1]

Noun[edit]

twistor (plural twistors)

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  1. (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]

  1. ^ “twistor, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

twistor m (plural twistores)

  1. twistor
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