Some geometric calculations on Wasserstein space

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 277, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 423-437

  Lott, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 36649022948     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: 14320916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00220-007-0367-3     Document Type: Article

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