Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: Let $(M^n,g), n\geq 4$ be a close Einstein manifold with positive scalar curvature and $G$ be the Green function of the conformal Laplacian. The ADM mass of the asymptotically flat metric $\hat g:=G^{4/(n-2)} g$ is an important geometric invariant. When either $n=5$ or $n\geq 6$ with Weyl vanishing condition, we prove a mass formula, generalizing Gursky-Malchiodi's formula in dimension $4$. An important step is an extension of Viaclovsky's Green function expansion in higher dimensions. Next we prove a sharp inequality related to the volume radius and the mass for Einstein manifolds. Finally we present two applications. First, we prove a mass gap theorem for Einstein manifolds. Second, for a volume collapsing family of normalized Einstein $n$-manifolds $(M_i,g_i)$ (satisfying the Weyl vanishing condition when $n\geq 6$), we prove that the mass sequence $m(\widehat{g_i})$ blows up uniformly as $i\to\infty$. This in particular applies to Collins-Székelyhidi's family of Sasaki-Einstein metrics $g_i$ on $\mathbb{S}^5$, and to the recent $4$-dimensional examples of T. Ozuch.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Authors: Chen, Xuezhang, Gan, Jiaxue, Shi, Yalong, Wu, Nan
Institution: Nanjing University
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Mathematics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7223357761