We give sufficient conditions on initial and target measures supported on the sphere §n to ensure the solution to the optimal transport problem with the cost ∣x−y∣2/2 is a diffeomorphism.
A new method matches measures across different spaces using cost-regularized optimal transport.
problem Matching measures in different spaces without aligned data.
method Cost-regularized optimal transport formulation to match measures across two Euclidean spaces.
result Demonstrated applicability to single-cell spatial transcriptomics/multiomics matching tasks.
New research extends optimal transport map breakdown properties to general costs.
problem Understanding robustness of optimal transport maps under contamination.
method Analyzing breakdown point of optimal transport maps for general convex costs.
result Breakdown point of optimal transport maps is independent of the cost function.
CR-UOT improves matching of heterogeneous single-cell omics profiles.
problem Matching nonnegative finite Radon measures across heterogeneous spaces.
method Cost-regularized unbalanced optimal transport (CR-UOT) framework.
result CR-UOT improves alignment of heterogeneous single-cell omics profiles.
Researchers develop neural optimal transport with Lagrangian costs for efficient computation.
problem Optimal transport between measures with Lagrangian costs for systems with geometric constraints.
method Neural network approach to compute geodesics and optimal transport maps efficiently.
result Efficient computation of geodesics and optimal transport maps without ODE solvers.
LOT framework speeds up event distance computation in collider physics.
problem Computational inefficiency in quantifying event distances.
method Linearized Optimal Transport (LOT) for efficient computation.
result LOT significantly reduces computational cost without sacrificing accuracy.
UNOT solves optimal transport problems efficiently using neural networks.
problem Computational expense in solving optimal transport problems.
method UNOT (Universal Neural Optimal Transport) uses Fourier Neural Operators to predict OT distances and plans accurately and efficiently.
result UNOT achieves up to 7.4x speedup over the Sinkhorn algorithm while maintaining accuracy.
We propose a new algorithm that uses an auxiliary neural network to express the potential of the optimal transport map between two data distributions. In the sequel, we use the aforementioned map to train generative networks. Unlike WGANs, where the Euclidean distance is implicitly used, this new method allows …
Study absolute continuity of Wasserstein barycenters on manifolds with singular cost functions.
problem Absolute continuity of Wasserstein barycenters on manifolds with singular cost functions.
method Approximation framework to handle singularity, geometrically transparent.
result Precise analytic condition on cost profile for necessary assumptions.
In this paper the regularity of optimal transportation potentials defined on round spheres is investigated. Specifically, this research generalises the calculations done by Loeper, where he showed that the strong (A3) condition of Trudinger and Wang is satisfied on the round sphere, when the cost-function is the geodes…
Study shows how optimal transport behaves in higher dimensions.
problem Characterizing optimal transport in higher dimensions with Euclidean distance.
method Investigates the small regularization limit of entropic optimal transport.
result The limiting transport plan is supported on transport rays and uniquely minimizes a relative entropy functional.
Optimal transport as a loss for machine learning optimization problems has recently gained a lot of attention. Building upon recent advances in computational optimal transport, we develop an optimal transport non-negative matrix factorization (NMF) algorithm for supervised speech blind source separation (BSS). Optimal …
No-collision maps improve manifold learning for image data.
problem Lack of geometric feature sensitivity in traditional distance measures.
method Developed no-collision transportation maps and distances.
result No-collision distances provide isometry for translations and dilations.
Learning to align multiple datasets is an important problem with many applications, and it is especially useful when we need to integrate multiple experiments or correct for confounding. Optimal transport (OT) is a principled approach to align datasets, but a key challenge in applying OT is that we need to specify a tr…
A new algorithm for estimating continuous entropic barycenters under arbitrary costs.
problem Estimating the average of probability distributions under arbitrary cost functions.
method Dual reformulation of Entropic Optimal Transport (EOT) problem based on weak OT.
result Established quality bounds for the recovered solution and seamless integration with EBM learning.
Study optimal transport costs with zero MTW tensor, finding new families of costs and divergence functions.
problem Characterize optimal transport costs with zero MTW tensor.
method Optimal transport theory, information geometry, solving nonlinear ODEs.
result Found new families of costs and divergence functions.
NOT learns optimal transport plans, kernel costs improve performance.
problem NOT algorithm learns non-optimal plans with weak quadratic costs.
method Introduced kernel weak quadratic costs to improve NOT's performance.
result Kernel costs provide improved theoretical and practical guarantees.
Bayesian approach to optimal transport with stochastic costs.
problem Inferring optimal transport plans with uncertain costs.
method Bayesian framework and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo (HMC) sampling.
result Inference of optimal transport plans under stochastic cost functions.
A new method to estimate optimal transport maps without constraints.
problem Challenges in fitting optimal transport maps with neural networks.
method Introducing a Monge gap regularizer to estimate OT maps without architectural constraints.
result The proposed method significantly outperforms other baselines in practice.
Optimal transport and information geometry both study geometric structures on spaces of probability distributions. Optimal transport characterizes the cost-minimizing movement from one distribution to another, while information geometry originates from coordinate-invariant properties of statistical inference. Their con…
This work extends entropic optimal transport to non-product reference couplings, focusing on Gaussian cases.
problem Finding a diffuse coupling between two measures with non-product reference couplings.
method Reduction of the entropic optimal transport problem to a matrix optimization problem.
result Complete description of the solution for non-product reference couplings, including primal and dual variables.
In this study we consider AW(k)-type curves according to parallel transport frame in Euclidean space E^4. We give the relations between the parallel transport curvatures of these kinds of curves.
New bounds show empirical EOT adapts to simpler measure.
problem Statistical performance of empirical EOT estimators.
method Novel statistical bounds, empirical process theory, dual formulation.
result Empirical EOT and its unregularized version follow lower complexity adaptation.
In this work, we give parallel transport frame of a curve and we introduce the relations between the frame and Frenet frame of the curve in 4-dimensional Euclidean space. The relation which is well known in Euclidean 3-space is generalized for the first time in 4-dimensional Euclidean space. Then we obtain the conditio…
New algorithm tackles low-rank constraints in optimal transport problems.
problem Optimal transport problems with low-rank constraints.
method Explicit factorization of low-rank couplings as a product of sub-coupling factors linked by a common marginal.
result Stationary convergence of the algorithm proved.
A new method for optimal transport using neural ODEs that preserves marginal constraints.
problem Optimal transport between two continuous distributions with specific cost functions.
method Iterative construction of neural ODEs to minimize transport cost while preserving marginal constraints.
result Monotonic interior approach that decreases transport cost efficiently.
New ladder methods improve numerical accuracy in parallel transport on manifolds.
problem Lack of convergence analysis for ladder schemes on manifolds.
method Taylor approximations and iterative constructions of geodesic parallelograms.
result Ladder methods converge quadratically with quadratic speed.
In the present paper we study normal transport surfaces in four-dimensional Euclidean space E4 which are the generalization of surface offsets in E3. We find some results of normal transport surfaces in E4 of evolute and parallel type. Further, we give some examples of these ty…
Optimal transport kernels improve neural architecture search efficiency.
problem Comparing complex neural architectures similarity using Euclidean metric fails.
method Developed a novel discrepancy using tree-Wasserstein (TW) for neural architectures.
result TW-based approaches outperform other methods in sequential and parallel NAS.
Study matches two noisy point clouds with geometric transformations and relabeling.
problem Matching two noisy point clouds with orthogonal transformations and relabeling.
method Information-theoretic results and Ping-Pong algorithm for computational alignment.
result The Ping-Pong algorithm retrieves the planted signal after one step.
Study uses weak transport for non-convex costs in fixed-income markets.
problem Characterizing optimal caplet pricing in fixed-income markets.
method Introduced weak optimal transport for non-convex costs, reduced general costs to convex problems.
result Established robust super-replication results for fixed-income markets.
Study optimal transport for robust optimization, showing how adversary's strategy relates to regularization.
problem Optimizing under uncertain parameters with a fictitious adversary reshaping a reference distribution.
method Introduces optimal transport and regularization to relate robustification to variation and Lipschitz norms.
result Conditions for existence and computability of Nash equilibrium between decision-maker and adversary.
Estimates optimal transport maps with known cost functions.
problem Ensuring optimal transport maps correspond to real-world usefulness.
method Differentiable neural ground costs with known Monge map forms.
result General approach for incorporating prior information.
Developed a cost and revenue model for HEMS to estimate breakeven transport volumes under different reimbursement and labor cost assumptions.
problem Estimating breakeven transport volumes for HEMS under varying reimbursement and labor cost assumptions.
method Developed a two-part model: cost framework and actuarial revenue model using healthcare encounter data and payer reimbursement rates.
result Estimated breakeven transport volumes under different reimbursement and labor cost assumptions.
Researchers analyze inverse optimal transport, deriving theoretical and empirical insights.
problem Understanding the inverse problem of inferring cost matrices from optimal couplings.
method Formalized and analyzed using entropy-regularized optimal transport, with theoretical and empirical contributions.
result Characterization of the manifold of cross-ratio equivalent costs and derivation of an MCMC sampler.
Paper estimates EOT maps for non-compactly supported measures with subGaussian target.
problem Estimating EOT maps between non-compactly supported measures.
method Uses bias-variance decomposition, T1-transport inequalities, and concentration of measure results.
result Shows error decay rates for different cases of subGaussian measures.
Sharp Sobolev inequalities proved on manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature.
problem Proving sharp Sobolev inequalities on noncompact Riemannian manifolds with non-negative Ricci curvature.
method Using Optimal Mass Transportation with quadratic distance cost.
result Sharp Lp-Sobolev and Lp-logarithmic Sobolev inequalities established for p>1 and p=1. This research simplifies Riemannian LBFGS for SPD manifolds.
problem Optimization on Riemannian manifolds, especially SPD.
method Two mappings for tangent space, making vector transports and adjoint vector transports identity.
result RLBFGS becomes less computationally expensive and easier to analyze.
SOS programming verifies MTW tensor non-negativity for optimal transport maps.
problem Verifying MTW tensor non-negativity for general cost functions is difficult.
method Sum-of-Squares (SOS) programming for verifying and approximating MTW non-negativity.
result SOS programming provides certificates and approximations of MTW non-negativity.
A new method embeds distributions in a common space for optimal transport comparison.
problem Comparing distributions in different metric spaces.
method Sub-embedding robust Wasserstein (SERW) distance.
result SERW mimics GW distance properties and provides a cost relation.
We study a parabolic equation for finding solutions to the optimal transport problem on compact Riemannian manifolds with general cost functions. We show that if the cost satisfies the strong MTW condition and the stay-away singularity property, then the solution to the parabolic flow with any appropriate initial condi…
Paper introduces information-constrained optimal transport, generalizing Talagrand's inequality.
problem Optimal transport problem with information constraints.
method Information constrained variation of optimal transport, using Marton's approach.
result Recovery of concentration of measure results and solution to Cover's open problem.
Optimizes angular velocity transfers for rigid bodies under deadline constraints.
problem Stochastic guidance of spin states of rigid bodies over a hard deadline.
method Structural analysis of Kantorovich optimal coupling formulation for nonlinear dynamics.
result Derives the ground cost for optimal transport of angular velocity.
Derives inequality for optimal transport on manifolds.
problem Optimal transport theory on manifolds.
method Five gradients inequality for cost functions on Lie groups and Riemannian manifolds.
result Derives inequality for optimal transport on specific manifolds.
Study proves convergence of subgradients for optimal transport-based objectives.
problem Ensuring statistical consistency and optimization stability in transport-based models.
method Proves graphical convergence of subdifferentials to the subdifferential of the population objective.
result Standard subgradient methods consistently approach stationary points of the population-level problem.
New curvature measure for optimal transport with specific cost function.
problem Optimal transport with specific cost function.
method Proposed generalized curvature measure.
result Non-negativity of the generalized curvature implies displacement convexity.
In his book on Convex Polyhedra (section 7.2), A.D. Aleksandrov raised a general question of finding variational statements and proofs of existence of polytopes with given geometric data. The first goal of this paper is to give a variational solution to the problem of existence and uniqueness of a closed convex hypersu…
Models of spatial firm competition assume that customers are distributed in space and transportation costs are associated with their purchases of products from a small number of firms that are also placed at definite locations. It has been long known that the competition equilibrium is not guaranteed to exist if the mo…