Twistors in 2+1 dimensions
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Vol. 30 (10) , 2246-2251
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.528550
Abstract
The geometry of twistors for (2+1)-dimensional flat space-time is described. Functions on twistor space generate solutions of various field equations in space-time. As an illustrative example, it is shown what a sine–Gordon soliton looks like in this twistor description.Keywords
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