# A zero-mode quantization of the Skyrmion

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**A zero-mode quantization of the Skyrmion**

In the semi-classical approach to the Skyrme model, nuclei are
approximated by quantum mechanical states on a finite-dimensional
space of field configurations; in zero-mode quantization this space is
generated by rotations and isorotations. Here, simulated annealing is
used to find the axially symmetric Skyrme configuration which
extremizes the zero-mode quantized energy for the nucleon.