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Instances of c-concavity outside of optimal transport?

Let $X$ and $Y$ be metric spaces, and let $c:X\times Y\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ be a nonnegative function which we refer to as a cost. For any $\phi:X\rightarrow \mathbb{R}$ and $\psi:Y\rightarrow \...
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Convex combination of cyclically monotone sets

I want to show the following statement, but I am not sure how. Proposition(?): Let $C \in \mathbb{R}^d$ be a compact convex set, and let $u, v : C \to \mathbb{R}$ be smooth convex functions. Suppose $$...
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Generalised Lebesgue transform continuous wrt. strict topology?

Let $X$ and $Y$ be $\sigma$-compact spaces, and $\mu$ [resp. $\nu$] be a regular Borel probability measure on $X$ [resp. $Y$]. For a bounded continuous $c:X\times Y\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$, consider the ...
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Continuity of generalised Legendre transform

Let $X$ and $Y$ be $\sigma$-compact spaces, and $\mu$ [resp. $\nu$] be a regular Borel probability measure on $X$ [resp. $Y$]. For a bounded continuous $c:X\times Y\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$, we consider ...
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Strict convexity of the cost function is enough to ensure the existence and uniqueness of the optimal transport map

Let $X=Y = \mathbb R^d$ and $c:X \times Y \to [0, \infty)$ be Borel measurable. Let $\mu, \nu$ be Borel probability measures on $X,Y$ respectively. Let $\mathcal T$ be the set of all Borel measurable ...
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Sufficient condition for an $n$-tuple to be a convex conjugate

We say $(f_1,f_2,\dotsc,f_N)$ is a convex conjugate if for any $i=1,2,\dotsc,N$ and any $x_i\in\Bbb R^d$, we have: $$f_i(x_i)=\sup\left\{\sum_{k=1}^{N}\sum_{j=k+1}^N x_k x_j - \sum_{j=1,j\neq i}^N f_j(...
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One question about how to get $\inf_{\nu\in\mathcal{M}(Z)} \sum_{j=0}^N F_j^*(\nu)=-(\sum_{j=0}^N F_j^*)^*(0)$?

In this paper: Matching for teams by G. Carlier and I. Ekeland (2010), https://www.jstor.org/stable/25619994?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents: they claim that follows a standard argument in Ekeland ...
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improved regularization for $\lambda$-convex gradient flows

It is well-known that gradient-flows of convex functionals are "parabolic" in some vague sense, and accordingly solutions tend to regularize instataneously. In the abstract context of gradient flows ...
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Prove the equicontinuity of a maximizing sequence

Let $X$ be a compact subset of $\mathbb{R}$ and $c(x_1,x_2,x_3,x_4)$ be a fixed bounded continuous functions on $X^4$. Assume $\mu,\nu$ are probability measures on $X^2$, and $\mu\otimes\nu$ is the ...
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Why is it difficult to solve the Monge problem directly?

I'm trying to understand something about the Monge problem. The Monge problem is: Let $c(x,y): \mathbb{R}^d \times \mathbb{R}^d \rightarrow \mathbb{R}^d$ and $$\mathcal{T}(\mu_1,\mu_2) = \{ T: \...
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Fenchel-Rockafellar Duality in Villani's Book

Villiani writes (some notation changed) in Topics in Optimal Mass Transportation: Theorem 1.9. Let $E$ be a normed VS, $E^*$ it topological dual. $\Theta$ and $\Psi$ are two convex functions on $E$ ...
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Negative Definiteness of Hopf-Lax-Oleinik Semigroup

Denote by $H_{t}$ the Hopf-Lax semigroup, i.e.\begin{equation} H_{t}f(x)=\inf_{y\in\mathbb{R}}\left\lbrace f(y)+\frac{(x-y)^{2}}{2t}\right\rbrace.\end{equation} Is $H_{t}$ negative definite on bounded,...
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