Tony Skyrme
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Tony Hilton Royle Skyrme (/skɜːrm/; 5 December 1922 – 25 June 1987) was a British physicist who was born in Lewisham.
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Tony Hilton Royle Skyrme | |
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![]() Tony Skyrme in 1946 | |
Born | (1922-12-05)5 December 1922 Lewisham, London, England |
Died | 25 June 1987(1987-06-25) (aged 64) Birmingham, England, UK |
Nationality | British |
Known for | Skyrmions |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Nuclear physics High-energy physics |
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He proposed modelling the effective interaction between nucleons in nuclei by a zero-range potential.[1] This idea is still widely used today in nuclear structure,[2] and in equations of state for neutron stars.[3]
Skyrme is perhaps best known for formulating the first topological soliton to model a particle, the skyrmion.[4] Some of his most important work can be found in his selected papers.[5][6] Skyrme was awarded the Hughes Medal by the Royal Society in 1985.