Thematic Session 2: Monge-Ampere type equations and their applications

Singularities in optimal transport

Shibing Chen

Peoples Rep of China
Co-Author(s):    Yuanyuan Li, Jiakun Liu
Abstract:
In the optimal transport problem, singularities may arise when the target domain is non-convex. In this talk, we will discuss some recent results concerning the structure of singularities. In particular, we will show that the singular set is locally a smooth curve away from a finite number of points, provided the target domain is a non-convex polygon. This is based on joint work with Yuanyuan Li and Jiakun Liu.