Solitons in the supersymmetric extensions of the Standard Model

Alexander Kusenko

Published 1997-04-09, updated 1997-04-11Version 2

All supersymmetric generalizations of the Standard Model allow for stable non-topological solitons of the Q-ball type which may have non-zero baryon and lepton numbers, as well as the electric charge. These solitons can be produced in the early Universe, can affect the nucleosynthesis, and can lead to a variety of other cosmological consequences.