Singularities and their propagation in optimal transport

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Main Authors: Cannarsa, Piermarco, Cheng, Wei, Shi, Tianqi, Wei, Wenxue
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author Cannarsa, Piermarco
Cheng, Wei
Shi, Tianqi
Wei, Wenxue
author_facet Cannarsa, Piermarco
Cheng, Wei
Shi, Tianqi
Wei, Wenxue
contents In this paper, we investigate the singularities of potential energy functionals \(ϕ(\cdot)\) associated with semiconcave functions \(ϕ\) in the Borel probability measure space and their propagation properties. Our study covers two cases: when \(ϕ\) is a semiconcave function and when \(u\) is a weak KAM solution of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation \(H(x, Du(x)) = c[0]\) on a smooth closed manifold. By applying previous work on Hamilton-Jacobi equations in the Wasserstein space, we prove that the singularities of \(u(\cdot)\) will propagate globally when \(u\) is a weak KAM solution, and the dynamical cost function \(C^t\) is the associated fundamental solution. We also demonstrate the existence of solutions evolving along the cut locus, governed by an irregular Lagrangian semiflow on the cut locus of \(u\).
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spellingShingle Singularities and their propagation in optimal transport
Cannarsa, Piermarco
Cheng, Wei
Shi, Tianqi
Wei, Wenxue
Analysis of PDEs
Dynamical Systems
In this paper, we investigate the singularities of potential energy functionals \(ϕ(\cdot)\) associated with semiconcave functions \(ϕ\) in the Borel probability measure space and their propagation properties. Our study covers two cases: when \(ϕ\) is a semiconcave function and when \(u\) is a weak KAM solution of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation \(H(x, Du(x)) = c[0]\) on a smooth closed manifold. By applying previous work on Hamilton-Jacobi equations in the Wasserstein space, we prove that the singularities of \(u(\cdot)\) will propagate globally when \(u\) is a weak KAM solution, and the dynamical cost function \(C^t\) is the associated fundamental solution. We also demonstrate the existence of solutions evolving along the cut locus, governed by an irregular Lagrangian semiflow on the cut locus of \(u\).
title Singularities and their propagation in optimal transport
topic Analysis of PDEs
Dynamical Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15605