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A Minkowski inequality for the static Einstein-Maxwell space-time

Differential Geometry 2022-03-07 v7 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

In this paper we prove a Minkowski-like inequality for an asymptotically flat static Einstein-Maxwell (electrostatic) space-time using as approach the inverse mean curvature flow (IMCF). Moreover, we discuss the importance of this inequality in the understanding of the photon sphere.

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@article{arxiv.2010.07187,
  title  = {A Minkowski inequality for the static Einstein-Maxwell space-time},
  author = {B. Leandro and A. de Melo and H. Pina},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.07187},
  year   = {2022}
}
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