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Optimal Transport: Old and New (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften)
Cedric Villani
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Description for Optimal Transport: Old and New (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften)
Hardcover. The field of optimal transport has made breathtaking forays into various other domains of mathematics. This book presents a broad overview of this area. PhD students or researchers can read the entire book without any prior knowledge of the field. Series: Die Grundlehren der Mathematischen Wissenschaften. Num Pages: 976 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBKQ; PBMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1632.
At the close of the 1980s, the independent contributions of Yann Brenier, Mike Cullen and John Mather launched a revolution in the venerable field of optimal transport founded by G. Monge in the 18th century, which has made breathtaking forays into various other domains of mathematics ever since. The author presents a broad overview of this area, supplying complete and self-contained proofs of all the fundamental results of the theory of optimal transport at the appropriate level of generality. Thus, the book encompasses the broad spectrum ranging from basic theory to the most recent research results. ... Read more
At the close of the 1980s, the independent contributions of Yann Brenier, Mike Cullen and John Mather launched a revolution in the venerable field of optimal transport founded by G. Monge in the 18th century, which has made breathtaking forays into various other domains of mathematics ever since. The author presents a broad overview of this area, supplying complete and self-contained proofs of all the fundamental results of the theory of optimal transport at the appropriate level of generality. Thus, the book encompasses the broad spectrum ranging from basic theory to the most recent research results. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Series
Die Grundlehren der Mathematischen Wissenschaften
Condition
New
Number of Pages
976
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540710493
SKU
V9783540710493
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About Cedric Villani
After attending the Lycee Louis-le-Grand, Villani was admitted to the Ecole normale superieure in Paris and studied there from 1992 to 1996. He was later appointed assistant professor in the same school. He received his doctorate at Paris-Dauphine University in 1998, under the supervision of Pierre-Louis Lions, and became professor at the Ecole normale superieure de Lyon in 2000. He ... Read more
Reviews for Optimal Transport: Old and New (Grundlehren der mathematischen Wissenschaften)
From the reviews: The book is aimed to old and new problems of optimal transport. ... This meticulous work is based on very large bibliography ... that is converted into a very valuable monograph that presents many statements and theorems written specifically for this approach, complete and self-contained proofs of the most important results, and extensive ... Read more