MAGNETIC-MOMENTS OF THE OCTET BARYONS IN THE COLOR-DIELECTRIC MODEL

Baryon magnetic moments are calculated in the colour-dielectric model with pion and kaon loops. The only free parameter of the model is dete rmined from the nucleon isoscalar radius, and all SU (3) symmetry brea king, including that in the quark sector, is determined by mesonic mas ses and decay constants. Good agreement with experiment is obtained fo r the ratios of the magnetic moments, but the inclusion of kaons does not improve the results. The results obtained in this approach are sig nificantly better than any that have been obtained in hedgehog-based m odels.