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Relativistic energy and momentum of a phi-four kink (E=γM,P=γMv)

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For the real scalar field with metric (+,−) and potential U=κ2(ϕ2−1)2/2, the static phi-four kink is ϕ0​(x)=tanh(κx) and satisfies ϕ0′2​=2U(ϕ0​). Its mass is M=∫ϕ0′2​dx=4κ/3. A Lorentz boost gives ϕ(t,x)=ϕ0​(γ(x−vt)). The stress-energy tensor gives P=−∫ϕt​ϕx​dx=γv∫ϕ0′2​dx=γMv. Similarly, E=21​[γ(1+v2)+γ−1]M=γM, proving the energy–momentum relation E2−P2=M2.

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