"supertwistor" meaning in All languages combined

See supertwistor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supertwistor.wav Forms: supertwistors [plural]
Etymology: From super- + twistor. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|twistor}} super- + twistor Head templates: {{en-noun}} supertwistor (plural supertwistors)
  1. (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. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Physics

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