# 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
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• 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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