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Volume 38, Issue 6
Solution of Optimal Transportation Problems Using a Multigrid Linear Programming Approach

Adam M. Oberman & Yuanlong Ruan

J. Comp. Math., 38 (2020), pp. 933-951.

Published online: 2020-06

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  • Abstract

We compute and visualize solutions to the Optimal Transportation (OT) problem for a wide class of cost functions. The standard linear programming (LP) discretization of the continuous problem becomes intractable for moderate grid sizes. A grid refinement method results in a linear cost algorithm. Weak convergence of solutions is established and barycentric projection of transference plans is used to improve the accuracy of solutions. Optimal maps between nonconvex domains, partial OT free boundaries, and high accuracy barycenters are presented.

  • AMS Subject Headings

49M99, 65K15, 90C05

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COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

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adam.oberman@mcgill.ca (Adam M. Oberman)

ruanylpku@gmail.com (Yuanlong Ruan)

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@Article{JCM-38-933, author = {Oberman , Adam M. and Ruan , Yuanlong}, title = {Solution of Optimal Transportation Problems Using a Multigrid Linear Programming Approach}, journal = {Journal of Computational Mathematics}, year = {2020}, volume = {38}, number = {6}, pages = {933--951}, abstract = {

We compute and visualize solutions to the Optimal Transportation (OT) problem for a wide class of cost functions. The standard linear programming (LP) discretization of the continuous problem becomes intractable for moderate grid sizes. A grid refinement method results in a linear cost algorithm. Weak convergence of solutions is established and barycentric projection of transference plans is used to improve the accuracy of solutions. Optimal maps between nonconvex domains, partial OT free boundaries, and high accuracy barycenters are presented.

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TY - JOUR T1 - Solution of Optimal Transportation Problems Using a Multigrid Linear Programming Approach AU - Oberman , Adam M. AU - Ruan , Yuanlong JO - Journal of Computational Mathematics VL - 6 SP - 933 EP - 951 PY - 2020 DA - 2020/06 SN - 38 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/jcm.1907-m2017-0224 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jcm/16974.html KW - Optimal Transportation, Linear Programming, Monge-Kantorovich, Barycenter. AB -

We compute and visualize solutions to the Optimal Transportation (OT) problem for a wide class of cost functions. The standard linear programming (LP) discretization of the continuous problem becomes intractable for moderate grid sizes. A grid refinement method results in a linear cost algorithm. Weak convergence of solutions is established and barycentric projection of transference plans is used to improve the accuracy of solutions. Optimal maps between nonconvex domains, partial OT free boundaries, and high accuracy barycenters are presented.

Adam M. Oberman & Yuanlong Ruan. (2020). Solution of Optimal Transportation Problems Using a Multigrid Linear Programming Approach. Journal of Computational Mathematics. 38 (6). 933-951. doi:10.4208/jcm.1907-m2017-0224
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