Positive mass theorems for spin initial data sets with arbitrary ends and dominant energy shields

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Main Authors: Cecchini, Simone, Lesourd, Martin, Zeidler, Rudolf
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author Cecchini, Simone
Lesourd, Martin
Zeidler, Rudolf
author_facet Cecchini, Simone
Lesourd, Martin
Zeidler, Rudolf
contents We prove a positive mass theorem for spin initial data sets $(M,g,k)$ that contain an asymptotically flat end and a shield of dominant energy (a subset of $M$ on which the dominant energy scalar $μ-|J|$ has a positive lower bound). In a similar vein, we show that for an asymptotically flat end $\mathcal{E}$ that violates the positive mass theorem (i.e. $\mathrm{E} < |\mathrm{P}|$), there exists a constant $R>0$, depending only on $\mathcal{E}$, such that any initial data set containing $\mathcal{E}$ must violate the hypotheses of Witten's proof of the positive mass theorem in an $R$-neighborhood of $\mathcal{E}$. This implies the positive mass theorem for spin initial data sets with arbitrary ends, and we also prove a rigidity statement. Our proofs are based on a modification of Witten's approach to the positive mass theorem involving an additional independent timelike direction in the spinor bundle.
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spellingShingle Positive mass theorems for spin initial data sets with arbitrary ends and dominant energy shields
Cecchini, Simone
Lesourd, Martin
Zeidler, Rudolf
Differential Geometry
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
53C21 (Primary) 53C24, 53C27 (Secondary)
We prove a positive mass theorem for spin initial data sets $(M,g,k)$ that contain an asymptotically flat end and a shield of dominant energy (a subset of $M$ on which the dominant energy scalar $μ-|J|$ has a positive lower bound). In a similar vein, we show that for an asymptotically flat end $\mathcal{E}$ that violates the positive mass theorem (i.e. $\mathrm{E} < |\mathrm{P}|$), there exists a constant $R>0$, depending only on $\mathcal{E}$, such that any initial data set containing $\mathcal{E}$ must violate the hypotheses of Witten's proof of the positive mass theorem in an $R$-neighborhood of $\mathcal{E}$. This implies the positive mass theorem for spin initial data sets with arbitrary ends, and we also prove a rigidity statement. Our proofs are based on a modification of Witten's approach to the positive mass theorem involving an additional independent timelike direction in the spinor bundle.
title Positive mass theorems for spin initial data sets with arbitrary ends and dominant energy shields
topic Differential Geometry
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
53C21 (Primary) 53C24, 53C27 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.05277