The idea of dynamical gauge bosons of hidden local symmetries in nonlinear sigma models
is reviewed. Starting with a fresh look at the Goldstone theorem and low energy theorems …

We review the use of effective chiral Lagrangians with vector mesons in the description of
low-energy hadron physics. The massive Yang-Mills approach (vector mesons as heavy …

In a previous paper, we have shown how to systematically determine the low-energy
structure of the Green functions in QCD. The present article extends this framework to …

Describing the fundamental theory of particle physics and its applications, this book provides
a detailed account of the Standard Model, focusing on techniques that can produce …

We show that very general considerations based on the properties of the partition function of
QCD allow one to extract information about the eigenvalues of the Dirac operator in vacuum …

An effective lagrangian for the pure, N= 1, supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory is proposed by
suitably modifying that of QCD. The quantum breaking of scale and chiral invariance by the …

By bosonization of an extended Nambu-Jona-Lasinio type of quark model with explicit
breaking of chiral U (n)× U (n) symmetry we derive a effective low-energy lagrangian of …

A bstract We study SU (N) Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) in 3+ 1 dimensions with N f
degenerate fundamental quarks with mass m and a θ-parameter. For generic m and θ the …

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Quantum field theory forms the present theoretical framework for our understanding of the
fundamental interactions of particle physics. This updated and expanded volume examines …