Solution

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The Lagrangian density is Lorentz invariant, so a scalar-valued static solution can be composed with a Lorentz transformation. Let , with and . If , the chain rule gives
The boosted equation of motion is therefore exactly the static one already verified in solution, and
is a solution. The center moves as : is the physical velocity in units where the limiting speed is one. The kink width contracts from to , while its topological charge remains unchanged.

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