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.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
Bartnik mass is positive and non-decreasing for black holes
problem Quasilocal mass for black holes
method Defining a Bartnik mass and proving positivity and monotonicity
result Positive and non-decreasing Bartnik mass for black holes
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
New mass inequalities and proofs for causal variational principles.
problem Proving new mass inequalities for causal variational principles.
method Proved a new inequality for minimizers of causal variational principles and applied it to prove the positive mass theorem.
result Introduced a positive quasilocal mass and proved new mass inequalities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Paper proves flat 3-manifolds with positive mass have unique isoperimetric surfaces.
problem Finding unique isoperimetric surfaces in flat 3-manifolds.
method Used 'fill-in' argument and sharp isoperimetric inequality.
result Each leaf of the canonical foliation is the unique isoperimetric surface.
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 Theorem for special singular initial data.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for data with a codimension one singularity.
method Using asymptotically flat spin initial data sets with matching Bartnik data condition involving spacetime rotations.
result Established a spacetime positive mass theorem and rigidity statement.
The paper extends the spacetime positive mass theorem to multiple time dimensions.
problem Proving the nonnegativity of mass in spacetimes with multiple time dimensions.
method Generalizing the spacetime positive mass theorem to include multiple time dimensions and showing mass nonnegativity through energy inequalities.
result Equality in the energy inequality implies a foliation by flat submanifolds.
The paper proves a spacetime positive mass theorem for singular initial data sets.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for initial data sets with corners.
method Extending Hirsch-Kazaras-Khuri's method to singular cases using Hirsch-Miao-Tsang ideas.
result Integral lower bound on spacetime mass and characterisation of zero mass.
Compact method proves Brown-York mass positivity and connects to major conjectures.
problem Proving positivity of Brown-York's mass and its connections to conjectures.
method Compact approach to proving mass positivity and exploring connections.
result Proved the positivity of Brown-York's mass and its relation to conjectures.
Solves Jang equation for hyperboloidal data, proving positive mass theorem.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem in asymptotically hyperbolic 3D spacetimes.
method Solves Jang equation with hyperboloidal initial data, applies to positive mass theorem.
result Non-spinor proof of positive mass theorem in 3D asymptotically hyperbolic spacetimes.
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…
Researchers prove positive mass theorem for manifolds with arbitrary ends.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for manifolds with non-compact ends.
method Developed techniques to handle non-compact singular sets and used Wloc1,p metrics. result Established positive mass theorem for C0 arbitrary ends with Wloc1,p metrics. 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.
Paper discusses quasilocal mass and fill-ins, proving positivity and exploring definitions.
problem Exploring and defining quasilocal mass and fill-ins in general relativity.
method Analyzes several proposals of quasilocal mass based on Hamiltonian formulation and proves positivity under certain conditions.
result Positivity of Wang-Yau energy under a more general condition.
New positive mass theorem for hyperbolic 3-manifolds using Green functions.
problem Proving a positive mass theorem for asymptotically hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
method Using a monotonicity formula for the Green function of the Laplace operator.
result Established a new positive mass theorem for three-dimensional manifolds.
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 formulate and prove the Lorentzian version of the positive mass theorems with arbitrary negative cosmological constant for asymptotically AdS spacetimes. This work is the continuation of the second author's recent work on the positive mass theorem on asymptotically hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
The paper proves a new inequality for 3-manifolds with noncompact boundaries.
problem Proving positivity of a convex combination of ADM masses on 3-manifolds with noncompact boundaries.
method Obtained an integral inequality for asymptotically linear harmonic functions.
result Positivity of a convex combination of ADM masses under a positivity condition on scalar curvatures and boundary mean curvatures.
Proves mass theorem for AF manifolds with conical singularities.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for specific types of manifolds.
method Conformal blow up technique applied to AF manifolds with isolated conical singularities.
result Positive mass theorem proven for the specified manifolds.
Surveying mass in 2D hyperbolic geometry, overcoming challenges via minimisation.
problem Defining mass in 2D hyperbolic geometry.
method Minimisation using positive energy theorem and gluing theorems.
result Construction of novel initial data sets with controlled mass.
The paper connects mass, harmonic functions, and capacity in asymptotically flat 3-manifolds.
problem Connections among ADM mass, harmonic functions, and capacity in asymptotically flat 3-manifolds.
method New formulae for ADM mass via harmonic functions, monotone quantities, and geometric inequalities.
result The mass-to-capacity ratio is bounded below by 1 - sqrt(normalized Willmore functional of the boundary).
Paper proves stability of positive mass theorem for specific types of manifolds.
problem Stability of positive mass theorem for compact graphical manifolds.
method Used Federer--Fleming flat distance and static quasi-local Brown-York energy.
result Proved stability of positive mass theorem for compact (locally) hyperbolic graphical manifolds.
We use the notion of intrinsic flat distance to address the almost rigidity of the positive mass theorem for asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds. In particular, we prove that a sequence of spherically symmetric asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds satisfying the conditions of the positive mass theorem converges to hyper…
Continuous metrics on R^3 with specific properties have non-negative harmonic mass.
problem Proving non-negativity of mass for continuous metrics.
method Defining harmonic mass and using properties of approximating smooth metrics.
result The harmonic mass of continuous metrics is non-negative.
In this paper, we obtain a positivity result of a quasi-local mass integral as proposed by Shi and Tam in general dimensions. The main argument is based on the monotonicity of a mass integral in a foliation of quasi-spherical metrics and a positive mass type theorem which was proved by Wang and Yau in the three dimensi…
In this short note, we prove positivity of Brown-York mass under quasi-positive boundary data which generalize some previous results by the authors. The corresponding rigidity result is obtained.
Proves spacetime positive mass theorem for spin initial data sets with arbitrary ends.
problem Proving the spacetime positive mass theorem for specific spacetime configurations.
method Solving a mixed boundary value problem for the Dirac-Witten operator with a Callias potential.
result Established spacetime positive mass theorem for asymptotically flat spin initial data sets with arbitrary ends.
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.
Built on a recent work of Almaraz, Barbosa, de Lima on positive mass theorems on asymptotically flat manifods with a noncompact boundary, we apply free boundary minimal surface techniques to prove their positive mass theorem and study the existence of positive scalar curvature metrics with mean convex boundary on a con…
The paper studies nonlinear mass concepts in 3-manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature.
problem Nonlinear isocapacitary mass in 3-manifolds with nonnegative scalar curvature.
method Derives positive mass theorems and shows mass coincides with ADM mass under mild conditions.
result Nonlinear masses coincide with ADM mass and prove the Penrose inequality.