Synthetic framework for null hypersurfaces in non-smooth spacetimes.
problem Analyzing null hypersurfaces in non-smooth spacetimes.
method Develops synthetic null hypersurfaces using optimal transport and Lorentzian geometry.
result Synthetic null energy condition stabilizes under convergence and applies to low-regularity spacetimes.
Synthetic proof of Gannon-Lee theorem for spacetimes.
problem Proving incompleteness in globally hyperbolic spacetimes.
method Synthetic null energy condition and synthetically asymptotically regular trappedness condition.
result Generalized classical incompleteness theorem to weighted spacetimes.
The Penrose theorem and Hawking's topology theorem are extended to weighted spacetimes.
problem Extending Penrose's singularity theorem and Hawking's topology theorem to weighted spacetimes.
method Using weighted null energy condition and synthetic dimension to generalize the theorems.
result Generalized versions of the Penrose and Hawking theorems hold under a weighted null energy condition.
The null energy condition is characterized via convexity of entropy in Lorentzian manifolds.
problem Characterizing the null energy condition in Lorentzian manifolds.
method Characterization via convexity of the relative entropy along displacement interpolations on null hypersurfaces.
result The null energy condition is characterized in terms of convexity of the relative entropy.
The paper studies marginally trapped submanifolds in Lorentzian manifolds under null energy condition.
problem Understanding marginally trapped submanifolds in Lorentzian manifolds.
method Analyzes properties of marginally trapped submanifolds in a Lorentzian manifold satisfying the null energy condition.
result Marginally trapped submanifolds have locally volume-maximizing properties in certain null hypersurfaces.
Study optimal transport on null hypersurfaces and null energy condition.
problem Optimal transport degeneracy on null hypersurfaces.
method Developed tools to characterize null energy condition using convexity properties of entropy.
result Optimal transport characterization of null energy condition.
Let M1n+1 be a light-like geodesically complete Lorentzian (n+1)-manifold satisfying the null energy condition. We show that null hypersurfaces properly immersed in M1n+1 are totally geodesic.
Proves compact Cauchy horizons have constant surface gravity under null energy condition.
problem Proving compact Cauchy horizons have constant surface gravity.
method Combines ergodic theory, Hodge theory, and Riemannian flow theory.
result Compact Cauchy horizons admit a smooth lightlike tangent vector field of constant surface gravity.
Unified approach to various energy conditions in spacetime geometry.
problem Synthetic quantification of energy conditions in spacetime.
method Introducing entropic timelike curvature dimension condition with variable Ricci curvature bounds.
result Unified approach to various energy conditions including strong, weak, and null energy conditions.
Study null energy condition impacts on special hypersurfaces in static spacetimes.
problem Effects of null energy condition on totally umbilic hypersurfaces.
method Characterization of embedded surfaces and photon surfaces using Alexandrov Theorem and other methods.
result Full characterization of embedded surfaces with constant spacetime mean curvature.
We prove global existence for solutions arising from small initial data for a large class of quasilinear wave equations satisfying the `weak null condition' of Lindblad and Rodnianski, significantly enlarging upon the class of equations for which global existence is known. In addition to the usual weak null condition, …
Extends results on marginally outer trapped surfaces to general null expansion.
problem Analyzing geometry and topology of expanding horizons.
method Introduces g-stability and proves conditions for positive Yamabe type and scalar curvature. result Initial data sets with compact boundary of positive null expansion have positive mass.
Study of Bondi-Sachs formalism for massless scalar field with zero cosmological constant.
problem Analyzing the Bondi-Sachs formalism for Einstein's massless scalar field equations.
method Asymptotic expansions and peeling property for Bondi-Sachs metrics and scalar fields.
result Positivity of Bondi energy-momentum under specific conditions.
New order defined for conformal classes, impacts Bartnik's conjecture.
problem Bartnik's conjecture and its implications under different energy conditions.
method Defined a new order on conformal classes and analyzed implications under null energy condition.
result The null energy condition can lead to future complete metrics in any dimension.
Note shows equivalence of recent NEC reformulation to classical NEC for C2-metrics.
problem Consistency of null energy condition in Lorentzian length spaces.
method Shows equivalence of recent reformulation of null energy condition to classical formulation for C2-metrics. result Equivalence of recent reformulation of null energy condition to classical formulation for C2-metrics. Study on stability of surfaces in null cones under area-preserving variations.
problem Investigating stability of spacelike cross sections of null cones.
method Area-preserving variations, Hawking energy analysis, spherical cross sections.
result Only round spheres are stable cross sections of the standard Minkowski lightcone.
New proof shows equality in spacetime mass theorem.
problem Proving the equality case of spacetime positive mass theorem.
method Uses a new approach requiring only E≥∣P∣ for near initial data sets. result Initial data sets with null ADM energy-momentum must embed into Minkowski space.
New rigidity results for specific hypersurfaces in spacetimes.
problem Characterizing maximal hypersurfaces in Generalized Robertson-Walker spacetimes.
method Applying rigidity results under geometric assumptions and the Null Energy Condition.
result New parametric uniqueness and nonexistence results for maximal hypersurfaces.
Simplified proof of cosmic singularity theorem using new mathematical techniques.
problem Proving cosmic singularity in expanding spacetimes with positive cosmological constant.
method Unified approach using the positive resolution of the virtual positive first Betti number conjecture.
result The theorem holds without the need for a spherical Cauchy surface.
The null Penrose inequality, i.e. the Penrose inequality in terms of the Bondi energy, is studied by introducing a funtional on surfaces and studying its properties along a null hypersurface Ω extending to past null infinity. We prove a general Penrose-type inequality which involves the limit at infinity of the Hawki…
Extends Penrose's method to null shells with pressure and energy flux.
problem Constructing null thin shells with arbitrary gravitational/matter content.
method Derive locally Lipschitz metric and coordinate transformation.
result Example of null shell with non-trivial energy density, flux, and pressure in Minkowski space.
We consider globally hyperbolic spacetimes with compact Cauchy surfaces in a setting compatible with the presence of a positive cosmological constant. More specifically, for 3+1 dimensional spacetimes which satisfy the null energy condition and contain a future expanding compact Cauchy surface, we establish a precise c…
New theorem shows black holes are real, with clearer event horizon.
problem Existence of black holes in spacetime.
method Analyzes radial tidal forces and strong energy condition.
result Proves timelike incompleteness of certain spacetimes.
Paper proves a sharp weighted Isoperimetric inequality for substatic manifolds.
problem Proving geometric results for substatic Riemannian manifolds.
method Comparison theory based on a newly discovered conformal connection.
result Sharp, weighted Isoperimetric inequality quantifying boundary minimization.
The paper defines marginal tubes and proves their null nature.
problem Understanding the geometry of spacelike surfaces in spacetimes.
method Introducing marginal tubes and studying spacelike surfaces with double null coordinates.
result If every spacelike section of a marginal tube is a marginal surface, then the marginal tube is null.
We study the limit of quasilocal energy defined in [7] and [8] for a family of spacelike 2-surfaces approaching null infinity of an asymptotically flat spacetime. It is shown that Lorentzian symmetry is recovered and an energy-momentum 4-vector is obtained. In particular, the result is consistent with the Bondi-Sachs e…
A perfect-fluid space-time of dimension n>3 with 1) irrotational velocity vector field, 2) null divergence of the Weyl tensor, is a generalised Robertson-Walker space-time with Einstein fiber. Condition 1) is verified whenever pressure and energy density are related by an equation of state. The contraction of the Weyl …
Synthetic approach to pluripotential theory measures finite energy.
problem Global pluripotential theory on compact Kähler manifolds and projective Berkovich spaces.
method Definition and study of measures of finite energy, introduction of twisted and free energy functionals.
result Coercivity of energy functionals is an open condition with respect to polarization.
The purpose of the present work is to study (marginally) trapped submanifolds lying in a null hypersurface. Let $(M,g,N)\to\Bm(c)$ be a null hypersurface of a space-time with constant sectional curvature c, endowed with a Screen Integrable and Conformal rigging N. The (Marginally) Trapped Submanifolds we are intere…
Many practical machine learning tasks employ very deep convolutional neural networks. Such large depths pose formidable computational challenges in training and operating the network. It is therefore important to understand how fast the energy contained in the propagated signals (a.k.a. feature maps) decays across laye…
Global properties of maximal future Cauchy developments of stationary, m-dimensional asymptotically flat initial data with an outer trapped boundary are analyzed. We prove that, whenever the matter model is well posed and satisfies the null energy condition, the future Cauchy development of the data is a black hole spa…
The paper proves a rigidity theorem for null geodesic travel times in asymptotically AdS spacetimes.
problem Determining if a spacetime is conformally AdS based on null geodesic travel times.
method Analyzing all null geodesics from a point to its antipodal point, considering various spacetime conditions.
result The spacetime is conformally AdS if and only if all null geodesics from a point refocus at its antipodal point.
In this work we obtain the limit of the Hawking energy of a large class of foliations along general null hypersurfaces Ω satisfying a weak notion of asymptotic flatness. The foliations are not required to be either geodesic or approaching large spheres at infinity. The limit is obtained in terms of a reference backgr…
The paper strengthens a singularity theorem in General Relativity.
problem Proving conditions under which spacetime is incomplete or has specific geometric structures.
method Improving a previous theorem by Galloway and Ling, the paper introduces new conditions for spacetime properties.
result Conditions for spacetime to be past null geodesically incomplete, or have specific geometric structures.
We calculate the limits of the quasi-local angular momentum and center-of-mass defined by Chen-Wang-Yau \cite{CWY} for a family of spacelike two-spheres approaching future null infinity in an asymptotically flat spacetime admitting a Bondi-Sachs expansion. Our result complements earlier work of Chen-Wang-Yau \cite{CWY2…
Proves symmetries of extremal horizons in spacetimes.
problem Proving symmetries of extremal horizons in arbitrary dimensions.
method Analyzes Killing vector fields and near-horizon geometry.
result Enhanced isometry groups and shifted Aretakis instability.
We prove that compact Cauchy horizons in a smooth spacetime satisfying the null energy condition are smooth. As an application, we consider the problem of determining when a cobordism admits Lorentzian metrics with certain properties. In particular, we prove a result originally due to Tipler without the smoothness hypo…
Study extends null distance concept to Lorentzian length spaces for spacetime analysis.
problem Understanding spacetime convergence and topology in Lorentzian geometry.
method Extend null distance concept to Lorentzian length spaces, study Gromov-Hausdorff convergence.
result First results on compatibility of null distance with synthetic curvature bounds in warped product Lorentzian length spaces.
Example of spacetime with causal bubbling, splitting into timelike and spacelike parts.
problem Understanding causal bubbling in spacetimes.
method Example of a globally hyperbolic spacetime with a continuous metric, splitting orthogonally into timelike and spacelike parts.
result The synthetic timelike curvature-dimension (TCD) condition does not prevent causal bubbling.
GAAVI offers anytime-valid tests for CMF global null and contrasts.
problem Inference on the conditional mean function for high confidence decisions.
method Asymptotic anytime-valid tests for CMF global null and contrasts.
result Achieves asymptotic type-I error guarantees, power one, and optimal sample complexity.
Defines a geometric dimension for Lorentzian spaces, distinguishing spacelike and null subspaces.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on defining a new geometric dimension.
method Introduces a one-parameter family of volume measures and a doubling condition for causal diamonds.
result Defines a geometric dimension for synthetic spacetimes, distinguishing between spacelike and null subspaces.
Study linear perturbations in Schwarzschild black hole spacetime.
problem Linear perturbations of Schwarzschild black hole spacetime.
method Investigate linearised perturbation of constant mass aspect function foliation at null infinity.
result Linearised perturbations of Bondi energy and mass vanish, and all linear momentum can be achieved.
We study the nonlinear stability of the (3+1)-dimensional Minkowski spacetime as a solution of the Einstein vacuum equation. Similarly to our previous work on the stability of cosmological black holes, we construct the solution of the nonlinear initial value problem using an iteration scheme in which we solve a linea…
Two synthetic likelihood methods learn EBM of likelihood from simulator data for SBI.
problem Conduct inference from experimental observations using high-fidelity simulators.
method Learn conditional EBM of likelihood using synthetic data conditioned on parameters.
result Learned likelihood combined with prior yields posterior estimate for sampling.
Study proves global existence and decay for complex wave equations.
problem Global existence and decay for quasilinear wave equations with weak-null condition.
method Novel decoupling of higher order energy estimates, focusing on tangential components.
result Established global existence and decay for solutions with small data.
Scattering theory for linearised gravity on Schwarzschild black hole exterior.
problem Constructing a scattering theory for linearised gravity equations on Schwarzschild background.
method Building on previous work, constructing Hilbert space-isomorphisms for finite energy initial data and scattering states.
result Past and future linear memories are related by an antipodal map for Bondi-normalised solutions.
Proves existence of solutions with concentrated energy in 2+1 spacetime.
problem Existence of solutions with concentrated energy in 2+1 spacetime.
method Direct treatment of 2+1 Einstein equations, novel scaling, Klainerman-Sobolev inequality.
result Uniform finite-time existence of solutions with positive incoming H1 energy. We prove a version the Penrose inequality for black hole space-times which are perturbations of the Schwarzschild exterior in a slab around a null hypersurface N0. N0 terminates at past null infinity I− and S0:=∂N0…