Differential equations methods for the Monge-Kantorovich mass transfer problem

Introduction Uniform estimates on the $p$-Laplacian, limits as $p\to\infty$ The transport set and transport rays Differentiability and smoothness properties of the potential Generic properties of transport rays Behavior of the transport density along rays Vanishing of the transport density at the ends of rays Approximate mass transfer plans Passage to limits a.e. Optimality Appendix: Approximating semiconcave and semiconvex functions by $C^2$ functions Bibliography.

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