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A new quasi-local mass and positivity

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A new definition of quasi-local mass is proposed and its positivity is proved under certain conditions.

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  1. Institute of Mathematics, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China

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Partially supported by NSF of China (10421001), NKBRPC (2006CB805905) and the Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Zhang, X. A new quasi-local mass and positivity. Acta. Math. Sin.-English Ser. 24, 881–890 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10114-007-7153-1

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