Stability and rigidity of extremal surfaces in Riemannian geometry and general relativity

zbMATH Open1258.53076arXiv1101.5549MaRDI QIDQ4647916FDOQ4647916

Authors: Gregory J. Galloway 

Publication date: 8 November 2012

Abstract: We examine some common features of minimal surfaces, nonzero constant mean curvature surfaces and marginally outer trapped surfaces, concerning their stability and rigidity, and consider some applications to Riemannian geometry and general relativity.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1101.5549

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zbMATH Keywords

minimal surfacesmarginally trapped surfacespositive mass theoremsblack hole topology

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20) Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) Black holes (83C57)

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• Geometry of three manifolds and existence of black hole due to boundary effect
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• The positive mass theorem with angular momentum and charge for manifolds with boundary

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