Charge Symmetry Violation in Nuclear Physics
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The study of charge symmetry violation in nuclear physics is a potentially enormous subject. Through a few topical examples we aim to show that it is not a subject of peripheral interest but rather goes to the heart of our understanding of hadronic systems.
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