Some Geometric Calculations on Wasserstein Space

@article{Lott2006SomeGC,
  title={Some Geometric Calculations on Wasserstein Space},
  author={John Lott},
  journal={Communications in Mathematical Physics},
  year={2006},
  volume={277},
  pages={423-437}
}
  • J. Lott
  • Published 19 December 2006
  • Mathematics
  • Communications in Mathematical Physics
We compute the Riemannian connection and curvature for the Wasserstein space of a smooth compact Riemannian manifold. 
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