twistorian

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Etymology 1

twistor +‎ -ian

Noun

twistorian (plural twistorians)

1. (mathematics) A mathematician who specializes in twistor theory.
   • 1989, Robert J. Baston, Michael G. Eastwood, The Penrose Transform: Its Interaction With Representation Theory:

     This identification, using this resolution, first appeared in twistor theory in [30], before twistorians were aware of the full BGG resolution.

   • 1981, Haim Brézis, Jacques-Louis Lions, Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Their Applications, →ISBN:

     It is noteworthy that the 'electro- weak' theory seems to offer so helpful a line of advance, and I would suggest that as well as taking twistor diagrams more seriously, twistorians might also take the 'standard model' of quantum field theory more seriously.

   • 2015, George Musser, Spooky Action at a Distance, →ISBN:

     Twistorians were astounded that string theorists, of all people, had answers to the googly problem and other issues that had vexed them.

Etymology 2

Blend of twist +‎ historian

Noun

twistorian (plural twistorians)

1. (slang, rare, derogatory) One who twists history to promote an agenda.
   • 1998 March 9, Kevin Alfred Strom, “Western Imperative Network”, in alt.california‎^[1] (Usenet):

     That is why the twistorians are now attempting to rewrite the founders' own words, most notably in a recent Associated Press (22d February, 1998, Charlottesville _Daily Progress_) article with the ludicrous lying headline "Jefferson sought integrated schools."

   • 2000 January 1, cont...@my-deja.com, “Why don't Mormons believe in the trinity?”, in alt.religion.mormon (Usenet):

     But, then, what else should we expect from the Ginsu Twistorian other than slicing and dicing?

   • 2000 January 30, RocknRollm, “Blood Sacrifices to Satan”, in alt.religion.mormon (Usenet):

     The same guy who is provably a Twistorian, the same guy who is known as the "Ginsu Historian"?

   • 2006 February 21, ravi...@yahoo.com, “ALLAH vis-à-vis VISHNU, THE HINDU GOD => IN => BISMILLAHIR- RAHMANIR - RAHIM'”, in alt.religion.islam.shia‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Muhaammed's followers (so-called) were talking of muhammed being a nabi.. a paigamber.. a saint.. not an avtaar og [sic] god homsef [sic]... and now these foolish-rascals are trying to start the new film... avtaar muhammed... what nonsense...evevn a madman or a child could say .. "oh the king is naked" .. heheh... so much for islaam [sic] and its twistorians... ( who rape and mutilatre [sic] and twist history to their own whims and satanic ends... and fantasies)....and what of Vishnu and allah?

   • 2008 September 1, halle, “Dr. Erhard Wetzel on Gassing Vans”, in alt.revisionism‎^[3] (Usenet):

     The "gas vans" have been debunked years ago and not even the official holohoax twistorians talk of them anymore.