(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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include twistorian, hypertwistor, supertwistor, ambitwistor, hypertorus, tessarine.