NEW SEMI-CLASSICAL TREATMENT OF THE SKYRME MODEL

A new quantum mechanical approximation of the SU(2) Skyrme model is obtained out of the field quantization. Upon the assumption for the zero point energy, the experimental value of F_π can be adopted to compute the static properties of the baryons in a consistent way. The delta appears as a "quasisoliton", and the predictions of μ_p, μ_n and gA get a considerable improvement.