Structure of Talk
Solitons in Experimental Data
Solitons in Cosmological Data?
2. Formation of Solitons in Phase Transitions:
Walls, Vortices (Strings)
3. Evolution - Interactions:
Walls, Vortices (Strings)
4. Dynamics of Non-topological Solitons:
5. Summary - Relevant Papers
Solitons are localized energy concentrations appearing in systems described by non-linear field equations. Their stability is due to the conservation of quantities called ‘charges’. Charges can be of topological or non-topological origin?