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Introduction to twistor particle theory

Twistor Geometry

Part of the Lecture Notes in Mathematics book series (LNM,volume 970)

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  • Light Cone
  • Twistor Space
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  • Twistor Theory
  • Null Cone

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Perjés, Z. (1982). Introduction to twistor particle theory. In: Doebner, HD., Palev, T.D. (eds) Twistor Geometry and Non-Linear Systems. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 970. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0066024

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