The mass of light-cones

  • Piotr T. Chrusciel
  • , Tim-Torben Paetz

Publications: Contribution to journalArticlePeer Reviewed

Abstract

We give an elementary proof of positivity of total gravitational energy in space-times containing complete smooth light-cones.
Original languageEnglish
Article number102001
Number of pages9
JournalClassical and Quantum Gravity
Volume31
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 May 2014

Funding

Supported in part by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF): P 24170-N16. PTC is grateful to the Stanford Mathematics Research Center for hospitality and support during work on this communication.

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 103028 Theory of relativity

Keywords

  • Bondi mass
  • complete light-cones
  • positivity of total gravitational energy
  • GENERAL-RELATIVITY
  • GRAVITATIONAL-WAVES
  • BONDI MASS
  • PROOF
  • THEOREM

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