The energy and action for skyrmions in two-dimensional electron gas with no
nlocal exchange have been calculated. The energy of positively charged skyr
mions is considerably lower than the energy of negatively charged skyrmions
and does not contain an exchange contribution. The action has been calcula
ted taking into account collective skyrmion null modes. (C) 1999 American I
nstitute of Physics. [S1063-7761(99)02302-1].