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Definition of Twistor
1. Noun. (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. ¹
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Definition of Twistor
1. a complex variable [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twistor
Literary usage of Twistor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cartanian Geometry, Nonlinear Waves, and Control Theory. by Robert Hermann (1980)
"Of course, this is not exactly an original observation--the wellknown “superspace”
theory of John Wheeler and the “twistor” theory of Roger Penrose [35] are ..."
2. A General Dictionary of Provincialisms by William Holloway (1839)
"A sudden twistor jerk. Somerset. TWIDDLE, s. A small pimple. Norf. To TWIDDLE,
vn To be busy, and be- stow seeming pains about the merest trifles. Norf. ..."
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