Talk:Rho meson

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No! In the chiral limit, we have two global symmetries SU(Nf)L and SU(Nf)R. We also have a hidden gauge symmetry SU(Nf)hid which is completely distinct from the chiral symmetries. The global chiral symmetry group is spontaneously broken to SU(Nf)diag with the pions as the Goldstone bosons whereas the hidden gauge symmetry is also spontaneously broken, leading to the massive rho mesons. Phys 20:44, 30 October 2005 (UTC)