Proves positive mass theorems for specific types of curved spaces.
problem Analyzing mass in curved spaces with boundaries.
method Proves positive mass theorems for specific types of curved spaces with boundaries.
result Establishes conditions under which mass is positive in these spaces.
Proves spacetime positive mass theorem in all dimensions.
problem Proving the spacetime positive mass theorem in arbitrary dimensions.
method Using Brendle--Wang's Riemannian positive mass theorem approach.
result Proves the spacetime positive mass theorem for all dimensions.
Proves mass theorem up to dimension 19 using symmetrization and singularity techniques.
problem Proving the Riemannian positive mass theorem up to dimension 19.
method Combining toric symmetrization and singularity blow-up techniques.
result Proves the Riemannian positive mass theorem up to dimension 19.
The X-ADM mass is shown to be equivalent to the ADM mass, proving the X-positive mass theorem in all dimensions.
problem Proving the X-positive mass theorem for all dimensions.
method Conformal reduction argument.
result The X-ADM mass is equivalent to the ADM mass, proving the X-positive mass theorem in all dimensions.
Study the positive mass theorem for certain asymptotic manifolds.
problem Positive mass theorem for specific types of asymptotic manifolds.
method Compactification and analysis of Riemannian manifolds.
result Established conditions for the positive mass theorem.
Positive mass theorem for non-smooth metrics on flat manifolds with corners.
problem Proving a positive mass theorem for non-smooth metrics on asymptotically flat manifolds with non-compact boundary.
method Proves a positive mass theorem for metrics that are only continuous across a compact hypersurface.
result Obtains a positive mass theorem on manifolds with non-compact corners.
Proves Riemannian positive mass theorem with singularities.
problem Proves Riemannian positive mass theorem for specific types of singular manifolds.
method Uses initial data sets with a second fundamental form to transfer convexity between different singularity components.
result Proves the theorem for manifolds with some mean-concave components and others mean-convex.
Stability of positive mass theorem proven under Ricci curvature bounds.
problem Stability of positive mass theorem under Ricci curvature lower bounds.
method Harmonic level set approach combined with techniques from almost splitting theorem.
result Proves Gromov-Hausdorff stability of positive mass theorem.
We prove a positive mass theorem for continuous Riemannian metrics in the Sobolev space Wloc2,n/2(M). We argue that this is the largest class of metrics with scalar curvature a positive a.c. measure for which the positive mass theorem may be proved by our methods.
Prove Riemannian positive mass theorem for asymptotically flat metrics with low-codimension singularities.
problem Prove Riemannian positive mass theorem for asymptotically flat metrics with low-codimension singularities.
method Prove Riemannian positive mass theorem for asymptotically flat metrics with low-codimension singularities.
result Prove Riemannian positive mass theorem for asymptotically flat metrics with low-codimension singularities.
We derive the Riemannian Positive Mass theorem in arbitrary dimensions, without any topological constraints. The main new tools are skin structures and surgeries on minimal hypersurfaces.
Rigidity results for initial data sets related to the positive mass theorem.
problem Rigidity of initial data sets in general relativity.
method Establishing conditions for weak outermost marginally outer trapped surfaces and rigidity results for Riemannian manifolds.
result Marginally outer trapped surfaces are weakly outermost under certain conditions.
New proof of Positive Mass Theorem using Green's function and monotonicity formula.
problem Proving the Positive Mass Theorem in Riemannian geometry.
method Established through a newly discovered monotonicity formula for Green's function.
result New proof of the Positive Mass Theorem and Riemannian Penrose Inequality.
Proves mass theorem for manifolds with arbitrary ends.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for manifolds with various ends.
method Quantitative analysis of scalar curvature on manifolds with arbitrary ends.
result Proves the positive mass theorem for a wide class of manifolds.
Stability of positive mass theorem for hyperbolic manifolds studied.
problem Stability of the positive mass theorem for asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds.
method Adapted intrinsic flat distance approach to show stability for a class of manifolds.
result Stability of the positive mass theorem for a class of asymptotically hyperbolic graphical manifolds.
The Positive Mass Conjecture states that any complete asymptotically flat manifold of nonnnegative scalar curvature has nonnegative mass. Moreover, the equality case of the Positive Mass Conjecture states that in the above situation, if the mass is zero, then the Riemannian manifold must be Euclidean space. The Positiv…
We derive a positive mass theorem for asymptotically flat manifolds with boundary whose mean curvature satisfies a sharp estimate involving the conformal Green's function. The theorem also holds if the conformal Green's function is replaced by the standard Green's function for the Laplacian operator. As an application,…
The paper analyzes harmonic maps to flat model spaces to prove geometric stability of the positive mass theorem.
problem Geometric stability of the positive mass theorem and related conjectures.
method Analysis of harmonic maps to flat model spaces under integral curvature bounds.
result Upgrading harmonic maps to diffeomorphisms when conditions are met, proving quantitative closeness to model spaces.
The paper proves a mass theorem for non-spin manifolds with low regularity curvature.
problem Establishing a mass theorem for non-spin manifolds with low regularity curvature.
method Smooth approximations of the metric, Sobolev version of Friedrichs' Lemma, comparison theory of RCD-spaces, rigidity theorem for compact manifolds.
result Asymptotically flat manifolds with nonnegative distributional scalar curvature have nonnegative ADM mass.
We prove that under suitable assumptions, the constant term in the Green function of the Paneitz-Branson operator on a compact Riemannian manifold (M,g) is positive unless (M,g) is conformally diffeomophic to the standard sphere. The proof is inspired by the positive mass theorem on spin manifolds by Ammann-Humbert…
Explicit mass bound for 3D asymptotically flat manifolds using harmonic functions.
problem Finding an explicit lower bound for the mass of 3D asymptotically flat Riemannian manifolds.
method Using linear growth harmonic functions and scalar curvature, a new proof of the positive mass theorem is achieved.
result Achieved a new proof of the positive mass theorem in dimension three.
We study the stability of the Positive Mass Theorem using the Intrinsic Flat Distance. In particular we consider the class of complete asymptotically flat rotationally symmetric Riemannian manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature and no interior closed minimal surfaces whose boundaries are either outermost minimal h…
Schoen-Yau's zero mass theorem stability remains an open question.
problem Geometric stability of Schoen-Yau's zero mass theorem.
method Review of geometric stability, examples, and convergence notions.
result Open question on geometric stability of Schoen-Yau's zero mass theorem.
New proof shows spacetime energy is always positive in higher dimensions.
problem Proving spacetime positive energy in arbitrary dimensions.
method Combines Schoen-Yau, Eichmair, Jang equation, shielding principle.
result Spacetime positive energy theorem proven in arbitrary dimensions.
We consider complete asymptotically flat Riemannian manifolds that are the graphs of smooth functions over Rn. By recognizing the scalar curvature of such manifolds as a divergence, we express the ADM mass as an integral of the product of the scalar curvature and a nonnegative potential function, thus provin…
Study on charged parallel spinors and mass-charge inequalities.
problem Equality case of the spin positive mass theorem with charge.
method Investigation of charged parallel spinors and application to extremal charged manifolds.
result Characterization of the equality case of the mass-charge inequality.
The Positive Mass Theorem implies that any smooth, complete, asymptotically flat 3-manifold with non-negative scalar curvature which has zero total mass is isometric to (R^3, delta_{ij}). In this paper, we quantify this statement using spinors and prove that if a complete, asymptotically flat manifold with non-negative…
In [5] Herzlich proved a new positive mass theorem for Riemannian 3-manifolds (N,g) whose mean curvature of the boundary allows some positivity. In this paper we study what happens to the limit case of the theorem when, at a point of the boundary, the smallest positive eigenvalue of the Dirac operator of the boundar…
The paper proves a quantitative positive mass theorem for spin manifolds with distance estimates.
problem Proving a positive mass theorem for spin manifolds with arbitrary ends.
method Analyzing the scalar curvature and using distance estimates.
result Quantitative answer to Schoen and Yau's question on the positive mass theorem.
We prove the Riemannian Penrose conjecture, an important case of a conjecture made by Roger Penrose in 1973, by defining a new flow of metrics. This flow of metrics stays inside the class of asymptotically flat Riemannian 3-manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature which contain minimal spheres. In particular, if we …
W. Simon proved a conformal positive mass theorem, which was used to prove uniqueness of black holes later. In this note, we will generalize Simon's conformal positive mass theorem in two directions. First we will consider spacetime version of conformal positive mass theorems on asymptotically flat initial data set. Ne…
Characterizes photon surfaces in static spacetimes, proving uniqueness.
problem Understanding photon surfaces in static spacetimes of arbitrary dimension.
method Complete characterization and new insights into spacetime geometry.
result Proves uniqueness of certain electrostatic spacetimes.
Proves positive mass theorem for specific manifold types.
problem Positive mass theorem for manifolds with arbitrary ends.
method Proof for asymptotically flat and Euclidean manifolds.
result Validates positive mass theorem in new manifold types.
We show that the positive mass theorem holds for continuous Riemannian metrics that lie in the Sobolev space Wloc2,n/2 for manifolds of dimension less than or equal to 7 or spin-manifolds of any dimension. More generally, we give a (negative) lower bound on the ADM mass of metrics for which the scalar curvat…
The paper defines a new mass quantity for 3-manifolds and proves a positive mass theorem.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for a new geometric quantity.
method Defining X-ADM mass and using a monotonicity formula. result Established a relative positive mass theorem for asymptotically flat 3-manifolds.
Study proves positivity of quasi-local masses in general relativity using spinors.
problem Proving the positivity of quasi-local masses in general relativity.
method Using spinors and solving Dirac equation on compact Riemannian manifolds with boundary conditions.
result Gravitational mass bounded by a spacelike topological 2-sphere is non-negative, vanishing only in Minkowski space.
Proves positive mass theorem for 3-manifolds with a boundary.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for specific 3-manifolds.
method Uses harmonic level set approach.
result Validates the positive mass theorem for new class of manifolds.
Proves positive mass theorem for non-spin weighted manifolds.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for non-spin weighted manifolds.
method Establishing density theorem and generalizing Geroch conjecture.
result Proves positive weighted mass theorem for non-spin weighted manifolds.
Unified positive mass theorem and Dirac operator study on weighted manifolds.
problem Establishing a unified positive mass theorem for weighted manifolds and smooth metric measure spaces.
method Analyzing Dirac operators on warped product manifolds and applying results to the positive mass theorem.
result Equivalence of weighted positive mass theorem to usual positive mass theorem.
Proves positive mass theorem on conical manifolds with small angles.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem on conical manifolds with small cone angles.
method Analyzes conical manifolds with small cone angles, assuming spin structure and locally conformal flatness.
result Proves the positive mass theorem under specified conditions.
Positive mass theorem and Yamabe equation on CR manifolds
problem Positive mass theorem and Yamabe equation on CR manifolds
method Positive mass theorem and Yamabe equation on CR manifolds
result Positive mass theorem in 3-dimensional CR geometry
New theorem for spacetime mass in noncompact regions.
problem Mass in noncompact spacetime regions.
method Developed mass type invariant and boundary conditions; proof based on spinors.
result Proved positive mass theorem for noncompact boundaries.
Proves positive mass theorem for AF spin manifolds with conical singularities.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for singular metrics on AF manifolds.
method Analyzes AF spin manifolds with isolated conical singularities, allowing topological singularities.
result Proves the positive mass theorem for AF spin manifolds with conical singularities.
Constructs fill-ins with scalar curvature lower bounds for geometric applications.
problem Realizing (n−1)-dimensional manifolds as boundaries of higher-dimensional ones with controlled scalar curvature. method Variations of an argument by Miao and the author, constructing fill-ins with different scalar curvature lower bounds.
result Illustrates applications to geometric inequalities in general relativity, including mass bounds and Penrose inequalities.
Explains how to prove positive mass theorem with boundary in dimensions less than 8.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem with boundary conditions.
method Uses established results to prove various versions of the theorem.
result Various versions of the positive mass theorem are proven for initial data sets with boundary in dimensions less than 8.
The study of stable minimal surfaces in Riemannian 3-manifolds (M,g) with non-negative scalar curvature has a rich history. In this paper, we prove rigidity of such surfaces when (M,g) is asymptotically flat and has horizon boundary. As a consequence, we obtain an effective version of the positive mass theorem …
The paper proves a discrete positive mass theorem for graphs.
problem Formulating and proving a discrete positive mass theorem for graphs.
method Introducing asymptotically flat graphs, defining ADM mass, and using discrete harmonic functions.
result An asymptotically flat graph with non-negative Ricci curvature is isomorphic to the standard grid graph.
Proves positive mass theorem for spin initial data sets with arbitrary ends and dominant energy shields.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for spin initial data sets with various ends and energy shields.
method Modification of Witten's approach involving an additional independent timelike direction in the spinor bundle.
result Positive mass theorem for spin initial data sets with arbitrary ends and dominant energy shields.