Restoring Wasserstein Rigidity with a single point
Metric Geometry
2026-01-27 v1
Abstract
We consider isometrically flexible Wasserstein spaces and demonstrate that adding a single point to the underlying metric space makes these Wasserstein spaces rigid.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2601.18729,
title = {Restoring Wasserstein Rigidity with a single point},
author = {Zoltán M. Balogh and Eric Ströher and Dániel Virosztek},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.18729},
year = {2026}
}
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