https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201713702001
Introduction to chiral symmetry in QCD
Institut de Physique Nucléaire, CNRS-IN2P3, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91406 Orsay Cedex, France
a e-mail: sazdjian@ipno.in2p3.fr
Published online: 22 March 2017
The main aspects of chiral symmetry in QCD are presented. The necessity of its spontaneous breakdown is explained. Some low-energy theorems are reviewed. The role of chiral effective Lagrangians in the formulation and realization of chiral perturbation theory is emphasized. The consequences of the presence of anomalies are sketched.
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