A self-dual polar decomposition for vector fields
A self-dual polar decomposition for vector fields
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Nassif Ghoussoub, UBC
Rutgers - Hill Center, Room 705
I shall explain how any non-degenerate vector field on a bounded domain of $R^n$ is monotone modulo a measure preserving involution $S$ (i.e., $S^2=Identity$). This is to be compared to Brenier's polar decomposition which yields that any such vector field is the gradient of a convex function (i.e., cyclically monotone) modulo a measure preserving transformation. Connections to mass transport --which is at the heart of Brenier's decomposition-- is elucidated. This is joint work with A. Momeni.