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noun
An effective field theory describing a vector field with a vacuum expectation value that spontaneously breaks Lorentz symmetry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: quantum mechanics
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History
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.
