Deuteron as a toroidal Skyrmion

Journal Article · Wed Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1988 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.38.3525· OSTI ID:6647461

Braaten, E; Carson, L

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 /sup 1/S/sub 0/ 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, ..gamma..d..-->../sup 1/S/sub 0/. The results are consistent with the interpretation of the deuteron as a quantum state of a toroidal Skyrmion.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60201
• OSTI ID: 6647461
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 38:11; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
BARYON NUMBER
BASIC INTERACTIONS
BREAKUP REACTIONS
CHARGED PARTICLES
COMPOSITE MODELS
DEUTERONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC FORM FACTORS
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
FORM FACTORS
HAMILTONIANS
INTERACTIONS
ISOSPIN
LIE GROUPS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEON-NUCLEON POTENTIAL
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PARTICLE MODELS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
PHASE SHIFT
PHOTON-DEUTERON INTERACTIONS
PHOTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
POTENTIALS
QUANTUM NUMBERS
QUANTUM OPERATORS
QUASI PARTICLES
SKYRME POTENTIAL
SOLITONS
SU GROUPS
SU-2 GROUPS
SYMMETRY GROUPS