Published December 1, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Deuteron as a toroidal Skyrmion

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60201

Description

The minimal-energy baryon-number-two solution of the Skyrme model is a static soliton which is approximately toroidal in shape. The symmetries of this solution imply that the ground state and the first excited state of this soliton have the quantum numbers of the deuteron d and its unbound isovector 1S0 state. These identifications are tested by calculating the static electromagnetic properties of the deuteron and the transition moment for photodisintegration of the deuteron via the excitation, γd→1S0. The results are consistent with the interpretation of the deuteron as a quantum state of a toroidal Skyrmion

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review, D
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
11
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
3525-3539
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDA