  We consider soliton creation when there are "twist" degrees of freedom
present in the model in addition to those that make up the soliton.
Specifically we consider a deformed O(3) sigma model in 1+1 dimensions, which
reduces to the sine-Gordon model in the zero twist sector. We study the
scattering of two or more breather solutions as a function of twist, and find
soliton creation for a range of parameters. We speculate on the application of
these ideas, in particular on the possible role of magnetic helicity, to the
production of magnetic monopoles, and the violation of baryon number in nuclear
scattering experiments.
