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arxiv: hep-ph/0205346 · v2 · submitted 2002-05-31 · ✦ hep-ph

On the Vafa-Witten Theorem on Spontaneous Breaking of Parity

classification ✦ hep-ph
keywords breakingparityproofspontaneousarguebeencriticismsfermions
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We revisit the proof provided by Vafa and Witten that there is no spontaneous parity breaking in theories with vector-like fermions. We argue that the various criticisms that have been leveled at the original proof do not invalidate it.

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