Positive mass theorems for high-dimensional spacetimes with black holes (Q763630)

For a higher-dimensional space-time of a black hole containing an asymptotic flat space-like spin hypersurface which satisfies the dominant energy condition along the hypersurface the authors give a new proof of the positive mass theorem. They also weaken their assumption on the spin structure on the space-like hyersurface to a spin structure which permits them to obtain a modified positive mass theorem for space-times with black holes in dimensions \(4, 5\), and \(6\). Contents include: Introduction; Spin representations and spinors; Positive mass theorems for black holes in asymptotically flat spin hypersurfaces; Positive mass theorems for black holes in asymptotically flat spin\(^c\) hypersurfaces; and References (eighteen items).