UBC Math Department Colloquium: Wilfrid Gangbo

  • Date: 09/09/2016
  • Time: 15:00
Lecturer(s):
Wilfrid Gangbo, UCLA
Location: 

University of British Columbia

Topic: 

Paths of minimal lengths on the set of exact differential k–forms

Description: 

A video of this event is available on mathtube.org.

 

We initiate the study of optimal transportation of exact differential k–forms and introduce various distances as minimal actions. Our study involves dual maximization problems with constraints on the codifferential of k–forms. When k < n, only some directional derivatives of a vector field are controlled. This is in contrast with prior studies of optimal transportation of volume forms (k = n), where the full gradient of a scalar function is controlled. Furthermore, our study involves paths of bounded variations on the set of k–currents. This talk is based a joint work with B. Dacorogna and O. Kneuss.

Other Information: 

Lecture location: ESB 2012

Light refreshments will be served in ESB 4133 from 2:30- 3:00pm