Equality of total inner and outer quasi-local masses

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Let (M3,g,h)(M^3,g,h) be asymptotically flat with total ADM mass mADMm_{ADM}. Define the total inner mass minnertotalm_{inner}^{total} and total outer mass moutertotalm_{outer}^{total} as the suprema of the corresponding inner and outer masses over all outer-minimising surfaces. The total quasi-local mass conjecture. Then

minnertotal=moutertotal=mADM.m_{inner}^{total}=m_{outer}^{total}=m_{ADM}.

This conjecture would show that the interval-valued total quasi-local mass collapses to the ADM mass in the asymptotically flat setting. The supplied text gives no resolution evidence.

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Hubert L. Bray and Piotr T. Chrusciel, “The Penrose Inequality”, arXiv:gr-qc/0312047 (2004).

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