Contractive transport maps from $\mathbb{S}^2$ to nearly spherical surfaces with positive Ricci curvature

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contents We prove that every nearly spherical, positively curved surface is the contractive, volume-preserving image of a round sphere. The proof combines three main tools: the Ricci flow on surfaces, the Kim-Milman construction, and a multiscale Bakry-Émery criterion.
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spellingShingle Contractive transport maps from $\mathbb{S}^2$ to nearly spherical surfaces with positive Ricci curvature
Serres, Jordan
Analysis of PDEs
Differential Geometry
Functional Analysis
We prove that every nearly spherical, positively curved surface is the contractive, volume-preserving image of a round sphere. The proof combines three main tools: the Ricci flow on surfaces, the Kim-Milman construction, and a multiscale Bakry-Émery criterion.
title Contractive transport maps from $\mathbb{S}^2$ to nearly spherical surfaces with positive Ricci curvature
topic Analysis of PDEs
Differential Geometry
Functional Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13688