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Spacetime positive mass theorems for initial data sets with noncompact boundary

Differential Geometry 2021-03-11 v4 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

In this paper, we define an energy-momentum vector at the spatial infinity of either asymptotically flat or asymptotically hyperbolic initial data sets carrying a non-compact boundary. Under suitable dominant energy conditions (DECs) imposed both on the interior and along the boundary, we prove the corresponding positive mass inequalities under the assumption that the underlying manifold is spin. In the asymptotically flat case, we also prove a rigidity statement when the energy-momentum vector is lightlike. Our treatment aims to underline both the common features and the differences between the asymptotically Euclidean and hyperbolic settings, especially regarding the boundary DECs.

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@article{arxiv.1907.02023,
  title  = {Spacetime positive mass theorems for initial data sets with noncompact boundary},
  author = {Sergio Almaraz and Levi Lopes de Lima and Luciano Mari},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.02023},
  year   = {2021}
}

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41 pages. Final version. Int. Math. Res. Notices 2020

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