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A brief introduction to the subject of chiral perturbation theory (Xpt) is presented, including a discussion of effective field theory and applications of Xpt in the arena of purely mesonic interactions as well as in the πN sector.
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Holstein, B.R. A brief introduction to chiral perturbation theory. Czech J Phys 50 (Suppl 4), 9–23 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10582-000-0041-x
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