The Positive Energy Theorem for Asymptotically Hyperboloidal Initial Data Sets with Toroidal Infinity and Related Rigidity Results

Aghil Alaee, Pei Ken Hung, Marcus Khuri

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Abstract

We establish the positive energy theorem and a Penrose-type inequality for 3-dimensional asymptotically hyperboloidal initial data sets with toroidal infinity, weakly trapped boundary, and satisfying the dominant energy condition. In the umbilic case, a rigidity statement is proven showing that the total energy vanishes precisely when the initial data manifold is isometric to a portion of the canonical slice of the associated Kottler spacetime. Furthermore, we provide a new proof of the recent rigidity theorems of Eichmair et al. (Commun Math Phys 386(1):253–268, 2021) in dimension 3, with weakened hypotheses in certain cases. These results are obtained through an analysis of the level sets of spacetime harmonic functions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)451-480
Number of pages30
JournalCommunications in Mathematical Physics
Volume396
Issue number2
Early online dateJul 28 2022
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Mathematical Physics

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