supertwistor

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noun

A supersymmetric extension of twistors, having n degrees of freedom (where n is the number of supersymmetries) in addition to those of a standard twistor.

“The superconformal algebra can be realized on supertwistor space.”

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Meanings

nounsupertwistor (plural supertwistors)

plural supertwistors

  1. mathematicsA supersymmetric extension of twistors, having n degrees of freedom (where n is the number of supersymmetries) in addition to those of a standard twistor.

    The superconformal algebra can be realized on supertwistor space.

Origin

From super- + twistor.

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