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skyrmion

topological soliton in certain nonlinear sigma models
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skyrmion

Summary

skyrmion is an elementary particle[1]. skyrmion draws 905 Wikipedia views per month (elementary_particle category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • skyrmion's instance of is recorded as elementary particle[3].
  • skyrmion's instance of is recorded as type of quantum particle[4].
  • Tony Skyrme is named after skyrmion[5].
  • skyrmion is a type of elementary particle[6].
  • skyrmion is a type of hypothetical baryon[7].
  • skyrmion is a type of baryon[8].
  • skyrmion's Commons category is recorded as Skyrmions[9].
  • skyrmion's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1961[10].
  • skyrmion's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/skyrmion[11].
  • skyrmion's studied by is recorded as particle physics[12].
  • skyrmion's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include elementary particle[3] and type of quantum particle[4]. Recorded subclass of include elementary particle[6], hypothetical baryon[7], and baryon[8].

Origins

Tony Skyrme is named after skyrmion[5].

Why It Matters

skyrmion draws 905 Wikipedia views per month (elementary_particle category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] skyrmion has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → elementary particle, type of quantum particle
    Subclass of → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Aliases → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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