Green function rigidity and the mass of hypersurfaces under inversion
Differential Geometry
2026-03-24 v2
Abstract
This is a sequel to arXiv:2401.02087. We prove the Green function rigidity conjecture in arXiv:2401.02087 for conformal Laplacian in dimension . For the Paneitz operator, we prove the Green function rigidity conjecture when . Important ingredients in our proof are the positive mass theorem and the positive energy theorem for Paneitz operator. As a byproduct, we also obtain a new formula for the ADM mass of an asymptotically flat hypersurface that allows for a non-entire graph.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2501.15805,
title = {Green function rigidity and the mass of hypersurfaces under inversion},
author = {Xuezhang Chen and Jiaxue Gan and Yalong Shi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.15805},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
32 pages, no figures. We now solved the Green function rigidity conjecture for conformal Laplacian in all dimensions $n\geq 3$. The Paneitz operator case is also partially solved. Comments are welcome!