Twistor Theory Diagram (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Twistor Theory Diagram

Caption

A diagram depicting a twistor -- an extended entity in space and time that can be thought of as a 2-dimensional light ray.

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Penrose, R., & Rindler, W. (1986). Spinors and Space-Time (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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Credit: Penrose, R., & Rindler, W. (1986). Spinors and Space-Time (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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