twistor

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Synonyms: twister

Antonyms: twister

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|mathematics|physics}} Any of the [[complex]]-valued [[coordinate]]s 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]].

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