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Initial data sets with zero mass are contained in plane wave spacetimes

ORAL · Invited

Abstract

We combine spinorial and level-set methods to show that asymptotically flat initial data sets, with E=|P| and satisfying the dominant energy condition, can be isometrically embedded into a plane wave spacetime. This completely settles the rigidity of the spacetime positive mass theorem for spin manifolds in all dimensions. Additionally, a non-vacuum example with the borderline decay rate is constructed. This is a joint work with Sven Hirsch.

Presenters

  • Yiyue Zhang

    University of California, Irvine

Authors

  • Yiyue Zhang

    University of California, Irvine