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Finitely additive mass transportation

Probability 2022-08-24 v2

Abstract

Some classical mass transportation problems are investigated in a finitely additive setting. Let Ω=i=1nΩi\Omega=\prod_{i=1}^n\Omega_i and A=i=1nAi\mathcal{A}=\otimes_{i=1}^n\mathcal{A}_i, where (Ωi,Ai,μi)(\Omega_i,\mathcal{A}_i,\mu_i) is a (σ\sigma-additive) probability space for i=1,,ni=1,\ldots,n. Let c:Ω[0,]c:\Omega\rightarrow [0,\infty] be an A\mathcal{A}-measurable cost function. Let MM be the collection of finitely additive probabilities on A\mathcal{A} with marginals μ1,,μn\mu_1,\ldots,\mu_n. If couplings are meant as elements of MM, most classical results of mass transportation theory, including duality and attainability of the Kantorovich inf, are valid without any further assumptions. Special attention is devoted to martingale transport. Let (Ωi,Ai)=(R,B(R))(\Omega_i,\mathcal{A}_i)=(\mathbb{R},\mathcal{B}(\mathbb{R})) for all ii and M1={PM:PP and (π1,,πn) is a P-martingale}M_1=\bigl\{P\in M:P\ll P^*\text{ and }(\pi_1,\ldots,\pi_n)\text{ is a }P\text{-martingale}\} where PP^* is a reference probability on A\mathcal{A}. If M1M_1\ne\emptyset, then cdP=infQM1cdQfor some PM1.\int c\,dP=\inf_{Q\in M_1}\int c\,dQ\quad\quad\text{for some }P\in M_1. Conditions for M1M_1\ne\emptyset are given as well.

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@article{arxiv.2206.01654,
  title  = {Finitely additive mass transportation},
  author = {Pietro Rigo},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.01654},
  year   = {2022}
}

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17 pages

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