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Seminar

Fields Geometric Analysis Colloquium

Talk Information

Title

The positive mass theorem in arbitrary dimensions

by Yipeng Wang (Columbia University)

Start date and time

14:00 on Thursday May 07, 2026

Duration in minutes

60 (until 15:00 on Thursday May 07, 2026)

Room

Stewart Library, Fields Institute, 222 College St.

Streaming link

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External video link

Talk link

https://seminars.math.toronto.edu/pages/seminars?case=view_talk&talk_id=1778176800-1776446867-721

Abstract

We present an inductive scheme for proving the positive mass theorem in arbitrary dimensions, extending the Schoen–Yau argument from dimensions at most 7 to the general case. This is a joint work with Simon Brendle.

Background info

http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/activities/25-26/geometric-analysis-colloquium

Speaker Information

Full Name

Yipeng Wang

Personal website

Institution

Columbia University

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