An approximation of the squared Wasserstein distance and an application to Hamilton-Jacobi equations

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Main Authors: Bertucci, Charles, Lions, Pierre Louis
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Published: 2024
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author Bertucci, Charles
Lions, Pierre Louis
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Lions, Pierre Louis
contents We provide a simple $C^{1,1}$ approximation of the squared Wasserstein distance on R^d when one of the two measures is fixed. This approximation converges locally uniformly. More importantly, at points where the differential of the squared Wasserstein distance exists, it attracts the differentials of the approximations at nearby points. Our method relies on the Hilbertian lifting of PL Lions and on the regularization in Hilbert spaces of Lasry and Lions. We then provide an application of this result by using it to establish a comparison principle for an Hamilton-Jacobi equation on the set of probability measures.
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spellingShingle An approximation of the squared Wasserstein distance and an application to Hamilton-Jacobi equations
Bertucci, Charles
Lions, Pierre Louis
Analysis of PDEs
Optimization and Control
Probability
We provide a simple $C^{1,1}$ approximation of the squared Wasserstein distance on R^d when one of the two measures is fixed. This approximation converges locally uniformly. More importantly, at points where the differential of the squared Wasserstein distance exists, it attracts the differentials of the approximations at nearby points. Our method relies on the Hilbertian lifting of PL Lions and on the regularization in Hilbert spaces of Lasry and Lions. We then provide an application of this result by using it to establish a comparison principle for an Hamilton-Jacobi equation on the set of probability measures.
title An approximation of the squared Wasserstein distance and an application to Hamilton-Jacobi equations
topic Analysis of PDEs
Optimization and Control
Probability
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.11793