# Center Vortices and Topological Charge

## TL;DR

This paper reviews the relationship between center vortices and topological charge, highlighting their role in chiral symmetry breaking within quantum chromodynamics.

## Contribution

It provides a comprehensive review of how center vortices contribute to topological charge and chiral symmetry breaking, connecting these concepts in gauge theories.

## Key findings

- Center vortices are crucial for understanding topological charge.
- Topological charge influences chiral symmetry breaking.
- The review clarifies the role of vortices in non-perturbative QCD phenomena.

## Abstract

I review important aspects of the relation between center vortices and topological charge, leading to chiral symmetry breaking.