Theoretical and phenomenological aspects of G$\chi$PT

Abstract

Consequences of the alternative mechanism of spontaneous breaking of chiral symmetry without formation of a large quark antiquark condensate is reviewed. Emphasis is put on the resulting picture of light quark masses.

6 pages, latex. Invited talk at the workshop QCD97, Montpellier, France, July 1997

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