Non-negativity conjecture for the mass functional of GB initial data

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Let (ρ,z)(\rho,z) be coordinates on an orbit space B\mathcal{B}, and let (v,λ′,Y)(v,\lambda',Y) denote the variables defining a GB initial data set. The mass functional is denoted by M(v,λ′,Y)\mathcal{M}(v,\lambda',Y).

Non-negativity conjecture. Consider a GB initial data set. Then M(v,λ′,Y)\mathcal{M}\left(v,\lambda',Y\right) is a non-negative functional for any orbit space.

Positivity of M\mathcal{M} is known only for orbit spaces B∈Ξ\mathcal{B}\in\Xi; the conjecture asserts non-negativity for all orbit spaces on asymptotically flat initial data sets with positive scalar curvature.

References

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Aghil Alaee and Hari K. Kunduri, “Remarks on mass and angular momenta for U(1)^2-invariant initial data”, arXiv:1508.02337 (2015).

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