Optimal transport of stationary point processes: Metric structure, gradient flow and convexity of the specific entropy

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Autori principali: Erbar, Matthias, Huesmann, Martin, Jalowy, Jonas, Müller, Bastian
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author Erbar, Matthias
Huesmann, Martin
Jalowy, Jonas
Müller, Bastian
author_facet Erbar, Matthias
Huesmann, Martin
Jalowy, Jonas
Müller, Bastian
contents We develop a theory of optimal transport for stationary random measures with a focus on stationary point processes and construct a family of distances on the set of stationary random measures. These induce a natural notion of interpolation between two stationary random measures along a shortest curve connecting them. In the setting of stationary point processes we leverage this transport distance to give a geometric interpretation for the evolution of infinite particle systems with stationary distribution. Namely, we characterise the evolution of infinitely many Brownian motions as the gradient flow of the specific relative entropy w.r.t.~the Poisson point process. Further, we establish displacement convexity of the specific relative entropy along optimal interpolations of point processes and establish an stationary analogue of the HWI inequality, relating specific entropy, transport distance, and a specific relative Fisher information.
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spellingShingle Optimal transport of stationary point processes: Metric structure, gradient flow and convexity of the specific entropy
Erbar, Matthias
Huesmann, Martin
Jalowy, Jonas
Müller, Bastian
Probability
60D05, 49Q22
We develop a theory of optimal transport for stationary random measures with a focus on stationary point processes and construct a family of distances on the set of stationary random measures. These induce a natural notion of interpolation between two stationary random measures along a shortest curve connecting them. In the setting of stationary point processes we leverage this transport distance to give a geometric interpretation for the evolution of infinite particle systems with stationary distribution. Namely, we characterise the evolution of infinitely many Brownian motions as the gradient flow of the specific relative entropy w.r.t.~the Poisson point process. Further, we establish displacement convexity of the specific relative entropy along optimal interpolations of point processes and establish an stationary analogue of the HWI inequality, relating specific entropy, transport distance, and a specific relative Fisher information.
title Optimal transport of stationary point processes: Metric structure, gradient flow and convexity of the specific entropy
topic Probability
60D05, 49Q22
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.11145