A simple toy model for effective restoration of chiral symmetry in excited hadrons

Abstract

A simple solvable toy model exhibiting effective restoration of chiral symmetry in excited hadrons is constructed. A salient feature is that while physics of the low-lying states is crucially determined by the spontaneous breaking of chiral symmetry, in the high-lying states the effects of chiral symmetry breaking represent only a small correction. Asymptotically the states approach the regime where their properties are determined by the underlying unbroken chiral symmetry.Comment: This is the published version of this paper. Note that the title has changed from earlier versions as has the abstract. The emphasis is slightly different from previous versions but the essential physical content is the sam