Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · 1984 · 193 citations · 20 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsMathematical PhysicsQuantum MechanicsTheoretical PhysicsQuantum ChromodynamicsQuantum Field TheoryStrong InteractionSymmetry BreakingAsymptotic FreedomChiral Symmetry BreakingDynamical Symmetry BreakingDyson-schwinger EquationsNonperturbative Quantum ChromodynamicsQuantum PropagatorSpontaneous Symmetry Breaking
A solution of a quantum-chromodynamic Schwinger-Dyson equation for the quark propagator approximated in a way that is consistent with asymptotic freedom shows that chiral symmetry breaks down spontaneously.
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Departures from chiral symmetry
Heinz Pagels · Physics Reports · 1975 · 454 citations
Effective quark masses in the chiral limit
H. David Politzer · Nuclear Physics B · 1976 · 437 citations