  We review the SU(2) Skyrme model and describe its topological soliton
solutions, which are called Skyrmions. Skyrmions provide a model of nuclei in
which the conserved topological charge is identified with the baryon number of
a nucleus. The semiclassical quantum theory of Skyrmions, in which they are
treated as rigid bodies spinning in space and isospace, is described. We derive
the energy spectra corresponding to various light nuclei, and predict a few new
states. We also calculate the electromagnetic form factors describing the
structure of the alpha-particle and lithium-6. Our recent reparametrization of
the model gives results that are in reasonable quantitative agreement with
experiment.
