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On asymptotically Schwarzschild smooth metric measure spaces modeled on the Euclidean half-space, a mass-type quantity analogous to the ADM mass is defined and proven geometrically invariant, with a direct link to the fractional Yamabe prob

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Defines a mass-type invariant for asymptotically Schwarzschild smooth metric measure spaces modeled on the Euclidean half-space and relates it to the fractional Yamabe problem.

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load-bearing objection The paper defines a new mass-type quantity on asymptotically Schwarzschild smooth metric measure spaces and ties it to the fractional Yamabe problem via the Green's function.

arxiv 2606.23248 v1 pith:L57DJ7WB submitted 2026-06-22 math.DG math.AP

A mass-type invariant for smooth metric measure spaces and its relation with the fractional Yamabe problem

Sergio Almaraz , Levi Lopes de Lima , Shaodong Wang This is my paper
classification math.DG math.AP
keywords smooth metric measure spacesasymptotically Schwarzschildmass invariantfractional Yamabe problemGreen's functionADM massconformal geometryhalf-space model
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The paper defines a mass-type quantity on asymptotically Schwarzschild smooth metric measure spaces modeled on the Euclidean half-space, modeled after the ADM mass from general relativity. It proves that this quantity has geometric invariance properties under changes of coordinates or asymptotic data. The authors then connect the quantity to the fractional Yamabe problem through the associated Green's function. A reader would care because such invariants in Riemannian geometry frequently control the sign of mass and the solvability of conformal problems. The construction adapts classical mass definitions to the setting of smooth metric measure spaces with nonlocal operators.

Core claim

On an asymptotically Schwarzschild smooth metric measure space modelled on the Euclidean half-space, the authors define a mass-type quantity similar to the classical ADM mass in General Relativity, establish its geometric invariance properties, and demonstrate its close relation with the fractional Yamabe problem and the relevant Green's function.

What carries the argument

The mass-type quantity, constructed from the asymptotic expansion of the metric and measure in a manner parallel to the ADM mass, which encodes total mass and interacts with the Green's function of the fractional conformal Laplacian.

Load-bearing premise

The underlying space must be an asymptotically Schwarzschild smooth metric measure space modelled on the Euclidean half-space.

What would settle it

A concrete observation that would settle the claim is an explicit computation of the quantity on a model space that yields a different numerical value when evaluated in two different asymptotic coordinate charts, showing failure of invariance.

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  • The quantity remains unchanged under admissible changes of asymptotic coordinates on the half-space model.
  • Its value can be expressed in terms of the Green's function for the fractional Yamabe operator.
  • Invariance allows the quantity to serve as a well-defined obstruction or invariant for conformal problems on these spaces.
  • The construction extends the classical positive-mass setting to smooth metric measure spaces with fractional curvature operators.

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  • If the quantity is nonnegative in model cases, it could support a positive-mass statement for the fractional Yamabe problem on these spaces.
  • The same asymptotic analysis might adapt to other nonlocal curvature flows or to weighted manifolds with different measure weights.
  • Explicit evaluation on the standard half-space model would give a baseline value against which perturbed spaces can be compared.
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Summary. On an asymptotically Schwarzschild smooth metric measure space modelled on the Euclidean half-space, the paper defines a mass-type quantity similar to the classical ADM mass in General Relativity and shows its geometric invariance properties. Such quantity has a close relation with the fractional Yamabe problem and the relevant Green's function.

Significance. If the invariance properties hold and the relation to the fractional Yamabe problem is established via the Green's function, the construction would extend ADM-type invariants to the setting of smooth metric measure spaces and provide a new link between mass concepts and fractional conformal geometry.

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We thank the referee for reviewing our manuscript and for the accurate summary of its contributions regarding the mass-type invariant on asymptotically Schwarzschild smooth metric measure spaces and its relation to the fractional Yamabe problem. The recommendation is listed as uncertain with no specific major comments provided in the report. We therefore have no point-by-point responses to address.

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The paper's central contribution is the explicit definition of a mass-type quantity on asymptotically Schwarzschild smooth metric measure spaces modeled on the Euclidean half-space, followed by verification of its invariance properties and relation to the fractional Yamabe problem via the Green's function. This is a standard definitional construction in geometric analysis; the modeling assumptions are stated upfront as the domain of the object, with no reduction of any claimed result to a fitted parameter, self-citation chain, or input by construction. No load-bearing steps in the abstract or described claim exhibit the enumerated circularity patterns.

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Information is limited to the abstract; the central construction rests on the modeling assumption that the space is asymptotically Schwarzschild and modeled on the Euclidean half-space.

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  • domain assumption The space is an asymptotically Schwarzschild smooth metric measure space modelled on the Euclidean half-space.
    This modeling condition is explicitly stated in the abstract as the setting for the definition.
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  • mass-type quantity no independent evidence
    purpose: Invariant analogous to ADM mass with relation to fractional Yamabe problem
    Introduced in the abstract as the central object; no independent evidence outside the paper is mentioned.

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On an asymptotically Schwarzschild smooth metric measure space modelled on the Euclidean half-space, we define a mass-type quantity similar to the classical ADM mass in General Relativity and show its geometric invariance properties. Such quantity has a close relation with the fractional Yamabe problem and the relevant Green's function.

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