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ComradeRed
14th November 2005, 00:13
I have been studying theoretical physics just for the hell of it, and I can't really understand twistor theory.

Twistor theory was thought up by a man named Roger Penrose, who is a filthy sadist that uses incomprehensible math to torture his students. I mean, he's a reknown physicist.

I kinda understand spinors (as a double), but it seems like there is more to it than that.

And is a spinorfield just a collection of spinors? Or just a double referencing to the spinor?

And what the hell is the nabla (or del if you wish) in the twistor equation supposed to be?