Box distance and observable distance via optimal transport

Hiroki Nakajima

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Box distance and observable distance via optimal transport

Hiroki Nakajima

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On the set of all metric measure spaces, we have two important metrics, the box metric and the observable metric, both introduced by M. Gromov. We obtain the representation of these metrics by using transport plan. In addition, we prove the existence of optimal transport plans of these metrics.

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Hiroki Nakajima. 2022-06-13. Box distance and observable distance via optimal transport. https://arxiv.org/abs/2204.04893

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