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Proof of the bounded conformal conjecture

Differential Geometry 2025-06-18 v4

Abstract

Given any asymptotically flat 3-manifold (M,g)(M,g) with smooth, non-empty, compact boundary Σ\Sigma, the conformal conjecture states that for every δ>0\delta>0, there exists a metric g=u4gg' = u^4 g, with uu a harmonic function, such that the area of outermost minimal area enclosure Σ~g\tilde{\Sigma}_{g'} of Σ\Sigma with respect to gg' is less than δ\delta. Recently, the conjecture was used to prove the Riemannian Penrose inequality for black holes with zero horizon area, and was proven to be true under the assumption of existence of only a finite number of minimal area enclosures of boundary Σ\Sigma, and boundedness of harmonic function uu. We prove the conjecture assuming only the boundedness of uu.

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@article{arxiv.2306.15322,
  title  = {Proof of the bounded conformal conjecture},
  author = {Sameer Kumar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.15322},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

Few changes to the proof of Proposition 1. Result unchanged, 25 pages

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