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A simple Fourier analytic proof of the AKT optimal matching theorem

Probability 2019-09-16 v1

Abstract

We present a short and elementary proof of the Ajtai-Koml\'os-Tusn\'ady (AKT) optimal matching theorem in dimension 2 via Fourier analysis and a smoothing argument. The upper bound applies to more general families of samples, including dependent variables, of interest in the study of rates of convergence for empirical measures. Following the recent pde approach by L. Ambrosio, F. Stra and D. Trevisan, we also adapt a simple proof of the lower bound.

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@article{arxiv.1909.06193,
  title  = {A simple Fourier analytic proof of the AKT optimal matching theorem},
  author = {Sergey Bobkov and Michel Ledoux},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1909.06193},
  year   = {2019}
}