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A solution to the Monge transport problem for Brownian martingales

Analysis of PDEs 2020-10-07 v3

Abstract

We provide a solution to the problem of optimal transport by Brownian martingales in general dimensions whenever the transport cost satisfies certain subharmonic properties in the target variable, as well as a stochastic version of the standard "twist condition" frequently used in deterministic Monge transport theory. This setting includes in particular the case of the distance cost c(x,y)=xyc(x,y)=|x-y|. We prove existence and uniqueness of the solution and characterize it as the first time Brownian motion hits a barrier that is determined by solutions to a corresponding dual problem.

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@article{arxiv.1903.00527,
  title  = {A solution to the Monge transport problem for Brownian martingales},
  author = {Nassif Ghoussoub and Young-Heon Kim and Aaron Zeff Palmer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.00527},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

To be published in Annals of Probability. Revisions made in response to referee report

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