skyrmion

== English == === Etymology === Blend of Skyrme +‎ fermion, after British physicist Tony Skyrme (1922–1987), who proposed the mathematical structure as a model of the nucleon in 1961. === Noun === skyrmion (plural skyrmions) (physics, solid state physics, string theory) Any of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to model certain properties of a nucleon. (physics, solid state physics) A type of topological soliton that occurs in magnetic materials and magnetic thin films. Synonym: magnetic skyrmion ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Sigma model on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Topological quantum number on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Portuguese == === Noun === skyrmion m (plural skyrmions) (particle physics) skyrmion (hypothetical particle)