Calculus of Variations and Geometric Measure Theory

A dimension descent scheme for the positive mass theorem in arbitrary dimension

Simon Brendle

created by cabezas-rivas on 13 Sep 2026

28 sep 2026 — 16:30   [open in google calendar]

BANG (Bridging ANalysis & Geometry) online seminar

organized by Esther Cabezas-Rivas & Salvador Moll (Universitat de València)

Abstract.

We describe an inductive scheme for proving the positive mass theorem in arbitrary dimension, extending the minimal hypersurface approach pioneered by Schoen and Yau. This is joint work with Yipeng Wang.