# Definition of center of mass for isolated physical systems and unique foliations by stable spheres with constant mean curvature

@article{Huisken1996DefinitionOC,
title={Definition of center of mass for isolated physical systems and unique foliations by stable spheres with constant mean curvature},
author={Gerhard Huisken and Shing-Tung Yau},
journal={Inventiones mathematicae},
year={1996},
volume={124},
pages={281-311}
}
• Published 18 January 1996
• Mathematics
• Inventiones mathematicae
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