skyrmion

Etymology
, after British physicist (1922–1987), who proposed the mathematical structure as a model of the nucleon in 1961.

Noun

 * 1)  Any of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to model certain properties of a nucleon.
 * 2)  A type of topological soliton that occurs in magnetic materials and magnetic thin films.
 * 1)  A type of topological soliton that occurs in magnetic materials and magnetic thin films.
 * 1)  A type of topological soliton that occurs in magnetic materials and magnetic thin films.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 斯格明子
 * Finnish: skyrmioni
 * Greek:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: skyrmion

Noun

 * 1)   hypothetical particle