Green function rigidity and the mass of hypersurfaces under inversion

Abstract

This is a sequel to arXiv:2401.02087. We prove the Green function rigidity conjecture in arXiv:2401.02087 for conformal Laplacian in dimension $n\ge 3$. For the Paneitz operator, we prove the Green function rigidity conjecture when $n\ne 4k+2,k\ge 2$. Important ingredients in our proof are the positive mass theorem and the positive energy theorem for Paneitz operator. As a byproduct, we also obtain a new formula for the ADM mass of an asymptotically flat hypersurface that allows for a non-entire graph.

32 pages, no figures. We now solved the Green function rigidity conjecture for conformal Laplacian in all dimensions $n\ge 3$. The Paneitz operator case is also partially solved. Comments are welcome!