twistor
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English
Etymology
Noun
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
References
- ^ “twistor, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Spanish
Noun
twistor m (plural twistores)