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The Skyrme model of nuclear physics requires quantization if it is to match observed nuclear properties. The computation of the normal mode spectra of multi-Skyrmion solutions is a crucial first step toward this goal. Results for baryon number B = 2, 3, and 4 Skyrme solitons are presented here. All three spectra possess the same remarkable structure, with the lowest energy modes lying in those representations expected from an approximate correspondence between Skyrmions and BPS monopoles. In each case, the next mode up is the “breather”, and above that lie higher multipole breathing modes.
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Baskerville, W.K., Barnes, C., Turok, N.G. (2000). Normal Mode Spectra of Multi-Skyrmions. In: MacKenzie, R., Paranjape, M.B., Zakrzewski, W.J. (eds) Solitons. CRM Series in Mathematical Physics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1254-6_2
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