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We prove a positive mass theorem for spaces which asymptotically approach a flat Euclidean space times a Calabi-Yau manifold (or any special honolomy manifold except the quaternionic Kähler). This is motivated by the very recent work of Hertog-Horowitz-Maeda [HHM].
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Dai, X. A Positive Mass Theorem for Spaces with Asymptotic SUSY Compactification. Commun. Math. Phys. 244, 335–345 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-003-0986-2
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