The Skyrme Model: Fundamentals Methods Applications

The Skyrme Model is the model of hadron matter proposed by the British physicist T.H.R. Skyrme in 1961. It is now regarded the simplest model for an adequate description of hadron structure and interaction. Since no summarizing reference book has been written up to now, researchers in high energy, nuclear and particle physics will find here the first thorough description of this model.