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A static solution to Einstein's equations, which is asymptotically flat near spatial infinity, is shown to be asymptotically Schwarzschildian. As an application of this result we prove a technical lemma on the existence of asymptotically flat harmonic coordinates near infinity.
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Beig, R. The static gravitational field near spatial infinity I. Gen Relat Gravit 12, 439–451 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00756175
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