Asymptotic behavior of mass and space-time geometry. Proceedings of the Conference held at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA, October 17-21, 1983 (Q793702)

The proof of a long standing conjecture can often result in a burst of nascent energy strong enough to affect many different areas. And so it has been with the recent proof by Schoen-Yau and Witten of the positive mass theorem. To capture some of this energy, a group of mathematicians and physicists met during the week of October 17, 1983 in Corvallis, Oregon. - The articles of this volume will be reviewed individually under the abbreviation ''Asymptotic behavior of mass and spacetime geometry, Proc. Conf., Corvallis/Oreg. 1983, Lect. Notes Phys. 202''.