Constrained deformations of positive scalar curvature metrics, II

Alessandro Carlotto, Chao Li

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Abstract

We prove that various spaces of constrained positive scalar curvature metrics on compact three-manifolds with boundary, when not empty, are contractible. The constraints we mostly focus on are given in terms of local conditions on the mean curvature of the boundary, and our treatment includes both the mean-convex and the minimal case. We then discuss the implications of these results on the topology of different subspaces of asymptotically flat initial data sets for the Einstein field equations in general relativity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)795-862
Number of pages68
JournalCommunications on Pure and Applied Mathematics
Volume77
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2024

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

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