The World of Babyskyrmions
Tom Weidig (Centre for Particle Theory, University of Durham)

TL;DR
This paper explores numerical studies of baby skyrmions, topological solitons in (2+1)D, including their scattering and higher charge configurations, contributing to understanding their properties in simplified models.
Contribution
It introduces numerical methods for studying baby skyrmions and presents new results on their scattering and higher topological charge configurations.
Findings
Numerical analysis of skyrmion-skyrmion scattering.
Results on baby skyrmions with higher topological charge.
Insights into the dynamics of (2+1)D topological solitons.
Abstract
This is one of the `New Talents' seminars at `Erice International School of Subnuclear Physics 1999' and looks at numerical studies of (2+1)D topological Skyrme-like solitons; the baby skyrmions. We explain the concept of integrable and topological solitons. Then we introduce the non-linear sigma model in 2D in order to discuss the 3D nuclear Skyrme model. We explain that the baby Skyrme models can be viewed as a (2+1)D version of the Skyrme model. We describe the numerical methods needed to study the baby skyrmions. Finally, we present some results on skyrmion-skyrmion scattering and our work on skyrmions with higher topological charge.
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Taxonomy
TopicsQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions · Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies · Nuclear physics research studies
