Abstract
We give a new definition of a quasilocal mass function in general relativity which is uniquely defined, manifestly non-negative, and increases with increasing domains. This mass function agrees with the Schwarzschild mass for spherically symmetric spacetimes.
- Received 5 December 1988
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.62.2346
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