twistor

== English == === Etymology === From twist +‎ -or. === 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 ==== ambitwistor hypertwistor supertwistor === References === == Spanish == === Noun === twistor m (plural twistores) twistor