On the evolution of the spacetime Bartnik mass

From MaRDI portal
Publication:2290435



Abstract: It is conjectured that the full (spacetime) Bartnik mass of a surface Sigma is realised as the ADM mass of some stationary asymptotically flat manifold with boundary data prescribed by Sigma. Assuming this holds true for a 1-parameter family of surfaces Sigmat evolving in an initial data set {with the dominant energy condition}, we compute an expression for the derivative of the Bartnik mass along these surfaces. An immediate consequence of this formula is that the Bartnik mass of Sigmat is monotone non-decreasing whenever Sigmat flows outward. It is our pleasure to dedicate this paper to Robert Bartnik on the occasion of his 60th birthday.












This page was built for publication: On the evolution of the spacetime Bartnik mass

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q2290435)