On the Limits of Chiral Perturbation Theory
Abstract
We consider the relation between the breakdown scale of chiral perturbation theory, , for large values of N (flavor), and the scale associated with ``new" physical thresholds. This question is addressed using both the linear σ model and an asymptotically-free gauge theory to describe the high energy dynamics. It is suggested that the massive physical threshold could be well above .
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