On the proof of the positive mass conjecture in general relativity

1979/02/01 by Richard Schoen, Shing-Tung Yau · 80 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #Geometry and complex manifolds

paper · doi:10.1007/bf01940959

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