twistor

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noun

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.

“Meronym: spinor”

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Meanings

nountwistor (plural twistors)

plural twistors

  1. mathematicsAny 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.

    Meronym: spinor

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    Holonym: amplituhedron

Origin

From twist + -or.

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