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Numerical resolution of an “unbalanced” mass transport problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2003

Jean-David Benamou
Jean-David Benamou*
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INRIA-Rocquencourt, BP 105, 78153 Le Chesnay Cedex, France. jean-david.benamou@inria.fr.
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Abstract

We introduce a modification of the Monge–Kantorovitch problem of exponent 2 which accommodates non balanced initial and final densities. The augmented Lagrangian numerical method introduced in [6] is adapted to this “unbalanced” problem. We illustrate the usability of this method on an idealized error estimation problem in meteorology.

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Monge–Kantorovitch problemWasserstein distanceaugmented Lagrangian method.

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ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis , Volume 37 , Issue 5 , September 2003, pp. 851 - 868
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© EDP Sciences, SMAI, 2003

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