positive mass theorem

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Annals_of_Mathematics
gptkbp:field gptkb:general_relativity
differential geometry
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Richard_Schoen
gptkb:Shing-Tung_Yau
gptkbp:generalizes gptkb:positive_energy_theorem
gptkbp:hasApplication mathematical physics
black hole theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label positive mass theorem
gptkbp:implies Minkowski space is the unique spacetime with zero mass
gptkbp:provenBy minimal surface techniques
spinor techniques
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Einstein_field_equations
gptkb:ADM_mass
gptkb:Penrose_inequality
gptkbp:state the total mass of an asymptotically flat spacetime with nonnegative energy density is nonnegative
gptkbp:yearProved 1979
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shing-Tung_Yau
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4