The development of ideas in twistor theory (Q1058749)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3901599
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    The development of ideas in twistor theory
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 3901599

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      The development of ideas in twistor theory (English)
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      1985
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      We present a review of the main concepts of twistor theory. The emphasis is on the evolution of the subject form the original motivating ideas to the more recent work. In particular we discuss the physical and philosophical reasoning behind the use of the various mathematical structures.
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      twistor theory
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