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    Skyrmions and domain walls in (2+1) dimensions

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    We study classical solutions of the vector O(3) sigma model in (2+1) dimensions, spontaneously broken to O(2)xZ2. The model possesses Skyrmion-type solutions as well as stable domain walls which connect different vacua. We show that different types of waves can propagate on the wall, including waves carrying a topological charge. The domain wall can also absorb Skyrmions and, under appropriate initial conditions, it is possible to emit a Skyrmion from the wall.Comment: plain tex : 15 pages, 21 Postscript figures, uses epsf.te

    Solitons in a Baby-Skyrme model with invariance under area preserving diffeomorphisms

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    We study the properties of soliton solutions in an analog of the Skyrme model in 2+1 dimensions whose Lagrangian contains the Skyrme term and the mass term, but no usual kinetic term. The model admits a symmetry under area preserving diffeomorphisms. We solve the dynamical equations of motion analytically for the case of spinning isolated baryon type solitons. We take fully into account the induced deformation of the spinning Skyrmions and the consequent modification of its moment of inertia to give an analytical example of related numerical behaviour found by Piette et al.. We solve the equations of motion also for the case of an infinite, open string, and a closed annular string. In each case, the solitons are of finite extent, so called "compactons", being exactly the vacuum outside a compact region. We end with indications on the scattering of baby-Skyrmions, as well as some considerations as the properties of solitons on a curved space.Comment: 30 pages, 5 figures, revtex, major modifications, conclusions modifie

    Low Energy States in the SU(N) Skyrme Models

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    We show that any solution of the SU(2) Skyrme model can be used to give a topologically trivial solution of the SU(4) one. In addition, we extend the method introduced by Houghton et al. and use harmonic maps from S2 to CP(N-1) to construct low energy configurations of the SU(N) Skyrme models. We show that one of such maps gives an exact, topologically trivial, solution of the SU(3) model. We study various properties of these maps and show that, in general, their energies are only marginally higher than the energies of the corresponding SU(2) embeddings. Moreover, we show that the baryon (and energy) densities of the SU(3) configurations with baryon number B=2-4 are more symmetrical than their SU(2) analogues. We also present the baryon densities for the B=5 and B=6 configurations and discuss their symmetries.Comment: latex : 25 pages, 9 Postscript figures, uses eps

    Mesons, Baryons and Waves in the Baby Skyrmion Model

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    We study various classical solutions of the baby-Skyrmion model in (2+1)(2+1) dimensions. We point out the existence of higher energy states interpret them as resonances of Skyrmions and anti-Skyrmions and study their decays. Most of the discussion involves a highly exited Skyrmion-like state with winding number one which decays into an ordinary Skyrmion and a Skyrmion-anti-Skyrmion pair. We also study wave-like solutions of the model and show that some of such solutions can be constructed from the solutions of the sine-Gordon equation. We also show that the baby-Skyrmion has non-topological stationary solutions. We study their interactions with Skyrmions.Comment: plain tex : 17 pages, 14 Postscript figures, uses epsf.te
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