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Supertwistor vs Twistor - What's the difference?

supertwistor | twistor | Derived terms |

Supertwistor is a derived term of twistor.


In mathematics|physics|lang=en terms the difference between supertwistor and twistor

is that supertwistor is (mathematics|physics) a supersymmetric extension of twistors, having n'' degrees of freedom]] (where ''n is the number of [[supersymmetry|supersymmetries) in addition to those of a standard twistor while twistor is (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.

As nouns the difference between supertwistor and twistor

is that supertwistor is (mathematics|physics) a supersymmetric extension of twistors, having n'' degrees of freedom]] (where ''n is the number of [[supersymmetry|supersymmetries) in addition to those of a standard twistor while twistor is (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.

supertwistor

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mathematics, physics) A supersymmetric extension of twistors, having n'' degrees of freedom]] (where ''n is the number of [[supersymmetry, supersymmetries) in addition to those of a standard twistor.
  • The superconformal algebra can be realized on supertwistor space.

    twistor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia twistor)
  • (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.
  • Derived terms

    * hypertwistor * supertwistor