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Twistor

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twistoriannoun(mathematics) A mathematician who specializes in twistor theory.
hypertwistornoun(physics) A multidimensional generalization of a twistor.
supertwistornoun(mathematics, physics) A supersymmetric extension of twistors, having n degrees of freedom (where n is the number of supersymmetries) in addition to those of a standard twistor.
ambitwistornoun(mathematics, physics) A form of complex null geodesic
hypertorusnoun(by restriction) A four-dimensional equivalent of a torus.
tessarinenoun(mathematics) A hypercomplex number of the form t=w+xi+yj+zk, w,x,y,z∈ℝ where ij=ji=k, i²=-1, j²=+1.
multitwistnounMultiple twists that occur together.
four-vectornoun(mathematics) A vector in four-dimensional vector space, especially one having three spatial dimensions and one temporal dimension.
intertwinernoun(mathematics) A mapping between two equivariant maps
torsionnounThe act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction.
tetradnounA group of four things.
minkowski spacenoun(mathematics, physics) A four-dimensional real vector space equipped with an inner product of signature (−,+,+,+) or (+,−,−,−), in which special relativity is formulated
solid torusnoun(topology) The topological space that is a Cartesian product of the two-dimensional disk and the circle.
tesseractnoun(mathematics, geometry) The four-dimensional analogue of a cube; a 4D polytope bounded by eight cubes (analogously to the way a cube is bounded by six squares).
twist morphismnoun(category theory) An isomorphism between a pair of products which have the same components but in swapped order, which isomorphism commutes with the two associated product diagrams.
transversalitynounThe quality of connecting or representing a range of heterogeneous elements (fields, kinds of people, etc).
teichmüller spacenoun(geometry) A space T(S) assigned to a (real) topological (or differential) surface S: it parameterizes complex structures on S up to the action of homeomorphisms that are isotopic to the identity homeomorphism.
coquaternionnoun(mathematics) Any of a group of elements of a type of four-dimensional vector space
slice knotnoun(mathematics) A mathematical knot in three-dimensional space that bounds a disc in four-dimensional space.
tensornoun(mathematics, linear algebra, physics) A mathematical object that describes linear relations on scalars, vectors, matrices and other algebraic objects, and is represented as a multidimensional array.

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