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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 propose a variational model with diffeomorphic optimal transportation for joint image reconstruction and motion estimation. The proposed model is a production of assembling the Wasserstein distance with the Benamou--Brenier formula in…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-08-28 Chong Chen

We present a new approach to noncommutative stochastic calculus that is, like the classical theory, based primarily on the martingale property. Using this approach, we introduce a general theory of stochastic integration and quadratic…

Operator Algebras · Mathematics 2025-10-28 David A. Jekel , Todd A. Kemp , Evangelos A. Nikitopoulos

We study a multi-marginal optimal transportation problem on a Riemannian manifold, with cost function given by the average distance squared from multiple points to their barycenter. Under a standard regularity condition on the first…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-03-26 Young-Heon Kim , Brendan Pass

In this paper we consider the three-dimensional compressible MHD system with stochastic external forces in a bounded domain. We obtain the existence of martingale solution which is a weak solution for the fluid variables, the Brownian…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-09-19 Huaqiao Wang

We study the Schr\"odinger-Bass problem, a one-parameter family of semimartingale optimal transport problems indexed by $\beta>0$, whose limiting regimes interpolate between the classical Schr\"odinger bridge, the Brenier-Strassen problem,…

Probability · Mathematics 2026-04-03 Manuel Hasenbichler , Gudmund Pammer , Stefan Thonhauser

We examine the optimal mass transport problem in $\mathbb{R}^{n}$ between densities having independent compact support by considering the geometry of a continuous interpolating support boundary in space-time within which the mass density…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-06-22 Anthony Yezzi

In this paper, we investigate the optimal control problem for systems driven by mixed fractional Brownian motion (including a fractional Brownian motion with Hurst parameter $H>1/2$ and the standard Brownian motion). By using Malliavin…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-12-25 Yuhang Li , Yuecai Han

We propose a technique for interpolating between probability distributions on discrete surfaces, based on the theory of optimal transport. Unlike previous attempts that use linear programming, our method is based on a dynamical formulation…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-09-20 Hugo Lavenant , Sebastian Claici , Edward Chien , Justin Solomon

We formulate and solve a free target optimal Brownian stopping problem from a given distribution while the target distribution is free and is conditioned to satisfy a given density height constraint. The free target optimization problem…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-01-01 Inwon C. Kim , Young-Heon Kim

We prove existence of an optimal transport map in the Monge-Kantorovich problem associated to a cost $c(x,y)$ which is not finite everywhere, but coincides with $|x-y|^2$ if the displacement $y-x$ belongs to a given convex set $C$ and it is…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2011-10-17 Chloé Jimenez , Filippo Santambrogio

Some classical mass transportation problems are investigated in a finitely additive setting. Let $\Omega=\prod_{i=1}^n\Omega_i$ and $\mathcal{A}=\otimes_{i=1}^n\mathcal{A}_i$, where $(\Omega_i,\mathcal{A}_i,\mu_i)$ is a ($\sigma$-additive)…

Probability · Mathematics 2022-08-24 Pietro Rigo

In this paper, we present a new method for the solution of those linear transport processes that may be described by a Master Equation, such as electron, neutron and photon transport, and more exotic variants thereof. We base our algorithm…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jelle Ritzerveld , Vincent Icke

The martingale optimal transport aims to optimally transfer a probability measure to another along the class of martingales. This problem is mainly motivated by the robust superhedging of exotic derivatives in financial mathematics, which…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-08-04 Gaoyue Guo , Xiaolu Tan , Nizar Touzi

Recently a Dynamic-Monge-Kantorovich formulation of the PDE-based $L^1$-optimal transport problem was presented. The model considers a diffusion equation enforcing the balance of the transported masses with a time-varying conductivity that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-05-11 Enrico Facca , Franco Cardin , Mario Putti

We introduce a framework to consider transport problems for integer-valued random variables. We introduce weighting coefficients which allow us to characterize transport problems in a gradient flow setting, and form the basis of our…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-02-23 Erwan Hillion , Oliver Johnson

We consider the problem to identify the most likely flow in phase space, of (inertial) particles under stochastic forcing, that is in agreement with spatial (marginal) distributions that are specified at a set of points in time. The…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-02-25 Yongxin Chen , Giovanni Conforti , Tryphon T. Georgiou , Luigia Ripani

In this work we study a modification of the Monge-Kantorovich problem taking into account path dependence and interaction effects between particles. We prove existence of solutions under mild conditions on the data, and after imposing…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-04-19 Rene Cabrera

Optimal Transport is a foundational mathematical theory that connects optimization, partial differential equations, and probability. It offers a powerful framework for comparing probability distributions and has recently become an important…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2025-05-13 Gabriel Peyré

We consider an optimal transport problem with backward martingale constraint. The objective function is given by the scalar product of a pseudo-Euclidean space $S$. We show that the supremums over maps and plans coincide, provided that the…

Probability · Mathematics 2024-05-30 Dmitry Kramkov , Mihai Sîrbu