[Feature] Support lance file format
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Description
### Search before asking
- [X] I searched in the [issues](https://github.com/apache/paimon/issues) and found nothing similar.
### Motivation
Lance format provides better support for machine learning. It can better support point lookup and wide columns to support vectorized data storage.
Do we have a plan to support this file format? Can you share your thoughts? Thanks. @JingsongLi @SteNicholas
https://lancedb.github.io/lance/format
https://blog.lancedb.com/lance-v2/
### Solution
Support lance file format for vectorized data storage.
### Anything else?
_No response_
### Are you willing to submit a PR?
- [X] I'm willing to submit a PR!
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Research direction
Start by reading the linked Lance format documentation and the Lance v2 overview, then inspect Apache Paimon's existing file-format support to determine the integration scope. Done means reaching agreement on the design and implementing verified support for Lance as vectorized storage, with tests covering the supported behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- data-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100