Abstract
A soliton is a solution of a field equation whose energy travels as a localized packet and which preserves its form under perturbations. In this respect solitons have a particle-like behavior.
Supported by M.U.R.S.T. (40% and 60% funds); the secod author was supported also by E.E.C., Program Human Capital Mobility (Contract ERBCHRXCT 940494)
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Benci, V., Fortunato, D. (2000). Solitons and Relativistic Dynamics. In: Buttazzo, G., Marino, A., Murthy, M.K.V. (eds) Calculus of Variations and Partial Differential Equations. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57186-2_11
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