Optimal transportation: theory and applications

The theory of optimal transportation has its origins in the eighteenth century when the problem of transporting resources at a minimal cost was first formalised. Through subsequent developments, particularly in recent decades, it has become a powerful modern theory. This book contains the proceeding...

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Corporate Author: Optimal Transportation: Theory and Applications (Summer school) <2009, Institut Fourier> (Author)
Other Authors: Ollivier, Yann 1978 (Editor), Pajot, Hervé (Editor), Villani, Cédric 1973- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2014
Series:London Mathematical Society lecture note series 413
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Summary:The theory of optimal transportation has its origins in the eighteenth century when the problem of transporting resources at a minimal cost was first formalised. Through subsequent developments, particularly in recent decades, it has become a powerful modern theory. This book contains the proceedings of the summer school 'Optimal Transportation: Theory and Applications' held at the Fourier Institute in Grenoble. The event brought together mathematicians from pure and applied mathematics, astrophysics, economics and computer science. Part I of this book is devoted to introductory lecture notes accessible to graduate students, while Part II contains research papers. Together, they represent a valuable resource on both fundamental and advanced aspects of optimal transportation, its applications, and its interactions with analysis, geometry, PDE and probability, urban planning and economics. Topics covered include Ricci flow, the Euler equations, functional inequalities, curvature-dimension conditions, and traffic congestion
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Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 306 pages)
ISBN:9781107297296
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781107297296

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