Proof of the bounded conformal conjecture

MaRDI QIDQ6441645zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Sameer Kumar

Publication date 27 June 2023

Abstract: Given any asymptotically flat 3-manifold $(M,g)$ with smooth, non-empty, compact boundary $Sigma$, the conformal conjecture states that for every $delta>0$, there exists a metric $g^{\prime }=u^{4}g$, with $u$ a harmonic function, such that the area of outermost minimal area enclosure $overline{Sigma}_{g^{\prime }}$ of $Sigma$ with respect to $g^{\prime }$: $|Sigma-overline{Sigma}_{g^{\prime }}{{|}_g}^{\prime }<delta$. Recently, the conjecture was used to prove the Riemannian Penrose inequality for black holes with zero horizon area, and was proven to be true under the assumption of the existence of a finite number of minimal area enclosures of the boundary $Sigma$, and boundedness of the harmonic function $u$. We prove the conjecture assuming only the boundedness of $u$.

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