soliton
noun
sol·i·ton
ˈsä-lə-ˌtän 
: a solitary wave (as in a gaseous plasma) that propagates with little loss of energy and retains its shape and speed after colliding with another such wave
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The combination of flux-carrying B-L strings and superfluid-like PQ vortices could allow for the emergence of stable knot solitons.
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
The resulting topological soliton is a purely hypothetical entity, but one that adheres to both string theory and Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
So, while the frequency of WIMPs should gently decline with distance from the core of a galaxy, axions should form a standing wave (technically, a soliton) that boosts their frequency near the galactic core.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Apr. 2023
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Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
The resulting topological soliton is a purely hypothetical entity, but one that adheres to both string theory and Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity.
—Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
So, while the frequency of WIMPs should gently decline with distance from the core of a galaxy, axions should form a standing wave (technically, a soliton) that boosts their frequency near the galactic core.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Apr. 2023
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“Soliton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soliton. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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