Rotating Hopf-kinks: A realistic particle model

A specific form of the Hopf map S 3 → S 2 is introduced. The map is represented by the fields θ and ϕ describing an (infinitely) extended, topologically stable field structure in three dimensional space performing an internal rotation. That ‘bunched’ field shows properties that can be identified with properties of a particle: discrete mass and charge, spin, left or right-handed chirality, and a far-reaching field oscillating in phase with the internal rotation of the structure. In this model the particle is not introduced as a basic object but appears as a specific field concentration of the extended field, which is considered to be the fundamental entity.