Skyrmions and the alpha-particle model of nuclei
Richard Battye, Nicholas Manton, Paul Sutcliffe
TL;DR
This paper presents new Skyrmion solutions with massive pions that resemble alpha particles, providing insights into nuclear structure through the Skyrme model.
Contribution
It introduces low energy Skyrmion solutions composed of charge four sub-units, connecting the Skyrme model with the alpha-particle model of nuclei.
Findings
Skyrmion solutions with baryon numbers multiple of four found
Solutions resemble alpha-particle configurations
Enhanced understanding of nuclear structure models
Abstract
We compute new solutions of the Skyrme model with massive pions. Concentrating on baryon numbers which are a multiple of four, we find low energy Skyrmion solutions which are composed of charge four sub-units, as in the alpha-particle model of nuclei. We summarize our current understanding of these solutions, and discuss their relationship to configurations in the alpha-particle model.
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