Dynamics of a Disoriented Chiral Condensate

Abstract

We use the linear $\sigma$ model to analyse the dynamics of a disoriented chiral condensate. For idealized boundary conditions appropriate to high energy collisions, the problem can be reduced to a one dimensional one. The evolution of the chiral state is then that of a simple dynamical system and can be studied analytically.

Comments: 14 pages Latex, LPTHE Orsay 94/18 , SPhT T94/019