Some splitting and rigidity results for sub-static spaces
Abstract
In this paper we study the rigidity problem for sub-static systems with possibly non-empty boundary. First, we get local and global splitting theorems by assuming the existence of suitable compact minimal hypersurfaces, complementing recent results in the literature. Next, we prove some boundary integral inequalities that extend works by Chr\'usciel and Boucher-Gibbons-Horowitz to non-vacuum spaces. Even in the vacuum static case, the inequalities improve on known ones. Lastly, we consider the system arising from static solutions to the Einstein field equations coupled with a -model. The Liouville theorem we obtain allows for positively curved target manifolds, generalizing a result by Reiris.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2412.05238,
title = {Some splitting and rigidity results for sub-static spaces},
author = {Giulio Colombo and Allan Freitas and Luciano Mari and Marco Rigoli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.05238},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
31 pages. Final version, to appear in JLMS. With respect to v1, we made minor changes in Corollary 1.3 and corrected part of the proof of Theorem 3.8. Comments are welcome!