Chiral Perturbation Theory

@article{Bernard2006ChiralPT,
  title={Chiral Perturbation Theory},
  author={V'eronique Bernard and Ulf-G. Meissner},
  journal={Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science},
  year={2006},
  volume={57},
  pages={33-60}
}
This review gives a brief introduction to chiral perturbation theory in its various settings. We discuss some applications of recent interest, including chiral extrapolations for lattice gauge theory. 
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