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Pseudo-Riemannian geometry calibrates optimal transportation

Differential Geometry 2010-04-13 v3 Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

Given a transportation cost c:M×MˉRc: M \times\bar M \to\mathbf{R}, optimal maps minimize the total cost of moving masses from MM to Mˉ\bar M. We find a pseudo-metric and a calibration form on M×MˉM\times\bar M such that the graph of an optimal map is a calibrated maximal submanifold. We define the mass of space-like currents in spaces with indefinite metrics.

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@article{arxiv.0907.4962,
  title  = {Pseudo-Riemannian geometry calibrates optimal transportation},
  author = {Young-Heon Kim and Robert J. McCann and Micah Warren},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0907.4962},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

14 Pages. More thorough proofs and different exposition from the last version. The name is slightly changed.

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