bumblebee model

noun

Etymology

Coined by Kostelecký, in reference to the fact that bumblebees' ability to fly has sometimes been questioned on theoretical grounds, and yet they do fly successfully.

Definitions

  1. An effective field theory describing a vector field with a vacuum expectation value that…

    An effective field theory describing a vector field with a vacuum expectation value that spontaneously breaks Lorentz symmetry.

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