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The Orlicz-Gauss image problem for pseudo-cones and its associated spherical optimal transport

Functional Analysis 2026-05-20 v2

Abstract

Pseudo-cones serve as the noncompact counterpart of convex bodies in convex geometry. This paper establishes a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of solutions to the Orlicz-Gauss image problem for pseudo-cones and further demonstrates its connection to spherical optimal transport. Our approach combines the variational method with a novel restrictive technique, thereby strengthening the original result of Schneider up to a constant factor.

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@article{arxiv.2601.08170,
  title  = {The Orlicz-Gauss image problem for pseudo-cones and its associated spherical optimal transport},
  author = {Siqi Lei and Xudong Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.08170},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

This version contains substantial updates to the paper and also explains its connection to optimal transport