QCD at large and short distances
Abstract
The formulation of QCD which contains no divergences and no renormalization procedure is presented. It contains both perturbative and non-perturbative phenomena. It is shown that, due to its asymptotically free nature, the theory is not defined uniquely. The chiral symmetry breaking and the nature of the octet of pseudo-scalar particles as quasi-Goldstone states are analysed in the theory with massless and massive quarks. The U(1) problem is discussed.
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