Bray and Khuri's generalized Penrose inequality

Let (Σ,γij,Aij)(\Sigma,\gamma_{ij},A_{ij}) be an asymptotically Euclidean initial data set that is Schwarzschild at infinity, with total mass MADMM_{ADM} in a chosen end, and satisfying the dominant energy condition ρJ\rho\geq |\vec{J}|. Let SS be a closed surface bounding an open set Ω\Omega containing all asymptotically Euclidean ends except the chosen one. Assume that SS is a generalized trapped surface with respect to the normal pointing towards the chosen end. Let Smin=ΩminS_{\min}=\partial\Omega_{\min} be the minimal-area enclosure of SS, meaning that ΩΩmin\Omega\subset\Omega_{\min} and SminS_{\min} has least area among all surfaces with this property. Bray and Khuri's conjecture. One should have

MADMSmin16π.M_{ADM}\geq\sqrt{\frac{|S_{\min}|}{16\pi}}.

Equality occurs if and only if (ΣΩmin,γij,Aij)(\Sigma\setminus\Omega_{\min},\gamma_{ij},A_{ij}) is the induced data of an embedding of ΣΩmin\Sigma\setminus\Omega_{\min} into the Kruskal spacetime such that SminS_{\min} is mapped to a generalized apparent horizon. This is a proposed version of the Penrose inequality for general initial data; its status is not established in the supplied text.

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Marc Mars, “Present status of the Penrose inequality”, arXiv:0906.5566 (2009).

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