 Skyrme baryon density

The local Skyrme baryon density is $\mathcal{B}(x)=-{ϵ}_{ijk}\mathrm{tr}(L_i{L}_j{L}_k)/(24{\pi }^2)$, with $L_i=U^{†}{\partial }_{i}U$ and $B=\int \mathcal{B}{d}^{3}x$. It is invariant under global isorotations and transforms as a scalar under proper spatial rotations, so its contours reveal the geometric shape of a Skyrmion. For the rational map approximation for Skyrmions, $\mathcal{B}=-f^{\prime }{\sin }^{2}f{J}_R/(2{\pi }^2{r}^2)$, where $J_R$ is the angular Jacobian of a rational map. Integrating $J_R$ over the sphere gives $4\pi \mathrm{deg}R$, recovering the integer total charge. A decreasing profile and holomorphic angular map give a nonnegative density, but a general field may have regions of negative density; positivity is not a general topological theorem. The density is different from the energy density.