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The Positive Mass Theorem near null infinity

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

In this short paper, we review recent progress on the positive mass theorem for spacelike hypersurfaces which approach to null infinity in asymptotically flat spacetimes. We use it to prove, if the functions c(u,θ,ψ)c(u, \theta, \psi), d(u,θ,ψ)d(u, \theta, \psi) vanish at certain retarded time in vacuum Bondi's radiating spacetimes, then the Bondi mass is nonnegative up to that time.

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@article{arxiv.math/0604154,
  title  = {The Positive Mass Theorem near null infinity},
  author = {Xiao Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0604154},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

10 pages, Invited talk at ICCM 2004, December 17-22, Hong Kong