"ambitwistor" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ambitwistors [plural]
Etymology: ambi- + twistor Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ambi|twistor}} ambi- + twistor Head templates: {{en-noun}} ambitwistor (plural ambitwistors)
  1. (mathematics, physics) A form of complex null geodesic Categories (topical): Mathematics, Physics

Inflected forms

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