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In this note we summarize the results from [6] on the positive mass problem in 3-dimensional CR (Cauchy–Riemann) geometry.
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Cheng, JH., Malchiodi, A., Yang, P. (2015). A Positive Mass Theorem in Three Dimensional Cauchy–Riemann Geometry. In: González, M., Yang, P., Gambino, N., Kock, J. (eds) Extended Abstracts Fall 2013. Trends in Mathematics(). Birkhäuser, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21284-5_1
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