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On A Quasi-local Mass

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-12-15 v4 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We modify previous quasi-local mass definition. The new definition provides expressions of the quasi-local energy, the quasi-local linear momentum and the quasi-local mass. And they are equal to the ADM expressions at spatial infinity. Moreover, the new quasi-local energy has the positivity property.

Cite

@article{arxiv.0905.2728,
  title  = {On A Quasi-local Mass},
  author = {Xiao Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.2728},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

12 pages, final version with Proposition 1(c) and "Discussions" section added, minor typos corrected, to appear in Class. Quantum Grav

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