On the Moduli Space of Asymptotically Flat Manifolds with Boundary and the Constraint Equations

MaRDI QIDQ6328700zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Sven Hirsch, Martin Lesourd

Publication date 6 November 2019

Abstract: Let $X$ be a closed $3$-manifold, $mathcal{M}_{R>0}$ the space of metrics on $X$ with positive scalar curvature, and $extDiff(X)$ the group of diffeomorphisms of $X$. Marques proves the fundamental result that $mathcal{M}_{R>0}/extDiff(X)$ is path connected. Using this and the theorem of Cerf in differential topology, Marques shows that the space of asymptotically flat metrics with nonnegative scalar curvature on $mathbb{R}^3$ is path connected. Based on Carlotto-Li's generalization of Marques' result to the case of compact manifold with boundary, we show that the space of asymptotically flat metrics with nonnegative scalar curvature and mean convex boundary on $$ is path connected. The differential topology part of Marques' argument no longer yields the desired result for $mathbb{R}^{3}setminus{B}^3$, but we bypass this issue by finding a more elementary proof. We also include a path-connectedness result for the space of black hole initial data sets, which can be thought of as a necessary condition for the Final State Conjecture.

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