A Green's function proof of the positive mass theorem

DOI10.1007/S00220-024-04941-8arXiv2108.08402MaRDI QIDQ6202455FDOQ6202455

Authors: Virginia Agostiniani, Lorenzo Mazzieri, Francesca Oronzio 

Publication date: 26 February 2024

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper, a new proof of the Positive Mass Theorem is established through a newly discovered monotonicity formula, holding along the level sets of the Green's function of an asymptotically flat $3$-manifold. In the same context and for $1<p<3$, a Geroch-type calculation is performed along the level sets of $p$-harmonic functions, leading to a new proof of the Riemannian Penrose Inequality under favourable assumptions. A new characterisation of scalar curvature lower bounds in terms of the monotonicity formulas is also given.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.08402

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Partial differential equations on manifolds; differential operators (58Jxx) Global differential geometry (53Cxx) General relativity (83Cxx)

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