The geometrical structure of the Hopf term and its relation to the spin of a skyrmion is studied. An ansatz describing the most general one‐skyrmion field configuration in three dimensions is introduced and various properties of the physical Hopf term for it are exhibited. The extension to seven dimensions is also made. Some comments are also made about the quantization of the coefficient of the Hopf term in the action.
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