bumblebee model
bumblebee model · bumblebee models
An effective field theory describing a vector field with a vacuum expectation value…An effective field theory describing a vector field with a vacuum expectation value that spontaneously breaks Lorentz symmetry.
Meaning
1 sensesAn effective field theory describing a vector field with a vacuum expectation value that spontaneously breaks Lorentz symmetry.
Origin
Coined by Kostelecký, in reference to the fact that bumblebees' ability to fly has sometimCoined 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.
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Forms
plural: bumblebee models| Singular | bumblebee model |
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