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To remedy the drawbacks of full-mass or fixed-mass constraints in classical optimal transport, we propose adaptive optimal transport which is distinctive from the classical optimal transport in its ability of adaptive-mass preserving. It…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-10 Pei Yang , Qi Tan , Guihua Wen

We present some recent results on the existence of solutions of the Schr\"odinger flows, and pose some problems for further research.

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Weiyue Ding

We propose a procedure for estimating the Schr\"odinger bridge between two probability distributions. Unlike existing approaches, our method does not require iteratively simulating forward and backward diffusions or training neural networks…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2024-08-22 Aram-Alexandre Pooladian , Jonathan Niles-Weed

Over the last several years, there has been significant progress in developing neural solvers for the Schr\"odinger Bridge (SB) problem and applying them to generative modelling. This new research field is justifiably fruitful as it is…

Optimal transport has become part of the standard quantitative economics toolbox. It is the framework of choice to describe models of matching with transfers, but beyond that, it allows to: extend quantile regression; identify discrete…

General Economics · Economics 2021-07-13 Alfred Galichon

This paper surveys recent applications of methods from the theory of optimal transport to econometric problems.

General Economics · Economics 2021-02-04 Alfred Galichon

We investigate the quadratic Schr\"odinger bridge problem, a.k.a. Entropic Optimal Transport problem, and obtain weak semiconvexity and semiconcavity bounds on Schr\"odinger potentials under mild assumptions on the marginals that are…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-02-14 Giovanni Conforti

In this work, we investigate an optimization problem over adapted couplings between pairs of real valued random variables, possibly describing random times. We relate those couplings to a specific class of causal transport plans between…

Probability · Mathematics 2022-10-18 Rémi Lassalle

This work studies the Schr\"odinger bridge problem for the kinematic equation on a compact connected Lie group. The objective is to steer a controlled diffusion between given initial and terminal densities supported over the Lie group while…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-03-23 Hamza Mahmood , Abhishek Halder , Adeel Akhtar

In this paper we address several constrained transportation optimization problems (e.g. vehicle routing, shortest Hamiltonian path), for which we present novel algorithmic solutions and extensions, considering several optimization…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2009-03-24 Mugurel Ionut Andreica , Sorin Briciu , Madalina Ecaterina Andreica

Some optimization or equilibrium problems involving somehow the concept of optimal transport are presented in these notes, mainly devoted to applications to economic and game theory settings. A variant model of transport, taking into…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2010-09-21 Filippo Santambrogio

We propose an overview of optimal transport theory and its applications to econometric methodology. This review is specifically designed for practitioners, be they econometric theorists or applied econometricians. The review of applications…

Econometrics · Economics 2026-04-07 Alfred Galichon , Marc Henry

Global infrastructure robustness and local transport efficiency are critical requirements for transportation networks. However, since passengers often travel greedily to maximize their own benefit and trigger traffic jams, overall…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2024-01-09 Alessandro Lonardi , Caterina De Bacco

The bridge problem is to find an SDE (or sometimes an ODE) that bridges two given distributions. The application areas of the bridge problem are enormous, among which the recent generative modeling (e.g., conditional or unconditional image…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-15 Minyoung Kim

We consider the problem of steering an initial probability density for the state vector of a linear system to a final one, in finite time, using minimum energy control. In the case where the dynamics correspond to an integrator ($\dot x(t)…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-02-05 Yongxin Chen , Tryphon Georgiou , Michele Pavon

In many applications of optimal transport (OT), the object of primary interest is the optimal transport map. This map rearranges mass from one probability distribution to another in the most efficient way possible by minimizing a specified…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2025-06-25 Sivaraman Balakrishnan , Tudor Manole , Larry Wasserman

The \emph{Schr\"odinger problem} is obtained by replacing the mean square distance with the relative entropy in the Monge-Kantorovich problem. It was first addressed by Schr\"odinger as the problem of describing the most likely evolution of…

Probability · Mathematics 2018-06-22 Giovanni Conforti

We investigate the structure of optimal transport plans, dual optimizers, and geodesic paths for the quadratic barycentric transport problem.

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2025-09-08 Nathael Gozlan , Thibaut Le Gouic , Paul-Marie Samson

Optimal transport (OT) and Schr{\"o}dinger bridge (SB) problems have emerged as powerful frameworks for transferring probability distributions with minimal cost. However, existing approaches typically focus on endpoint matching while…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-09 Xu Duan , Dongmei Chen

The Schr\"odinger bridge problem seeks the optimal stochastic process that connects two given probability distributions with minimal energy modification. While the Sinkhorn algorithm is widely used to solve the static optimal transport…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2025-10-28 Ibuki Maeda , Rentian Yao , Atsushi Nitanda