We prove the stability of optimal traffic plans in branched transport. In particular, we show that any limit of optimal traffic plans is optimal as well. This is the Lagrangian counterpart of the recent Eulerian version proved in [CDM19a].
For a given domain $Omega subset Bbb{R}^n$, we consider the variational problem of minimizing the $L^1$-norm of the gradient on $Omega$ of a function $u$ with prescribed continuous boundary values and satisfying a continuous lower obstacle condition
$uge Psi$ inside $Omega$. Under the assumption of strictly positive mean curvature of the boundary $partialOmega$, we show existence of a continuous solution, with Holder exponent half of that of data and obstacle. This generalizes previous results obtained for the unconstrained and double-obstacle problems. The main new feature in the present analysis is the need to extend various maximum principles from the case of two area-minimizing sets to the case of one sub- and one superminimizing set. This we accomplish subject to a weak regularity assumption on one of the sets, sufficient to carry out the analysis. Interesting open questions include the uniqueness of solutions and a complete analysis of the regularity properties of area superminimizing sets. We provide some preliminary results in the latter direction, namely a new monotonicity principle for superminimizing sets, and the existence of ``foamy superminimizers in two dimensions.
In this article, we prove a stability estimate going from the Radon transform of a function with limited angle-distance data to the $L^p$ norm of the function itself, under some conditions on the support of the function. We apply this theorem to obta
in stability estimates for an inverse boundary value problem with partial data.
While many questions in (robust) finance can be posed in the martingale optimal transport (MOT) framework, others require to consider also non-linear cost functionals. Following the terminology of Gozlan, Roberto, Samson and Tetali this corresponds t
o weak martingale optimal transport (WMOT). In this article we establish stability of WMOT which is important since financial data can give only imprecise information on the underlying marginals. As application, we deduce the stability of the superreplication bound for VIX futures as well as the stability of stretched Brownian motion and we derive a monotonicity principle for WMOT.
We develop a high-order energy method to prove asymptotic stability of flat steady surfaces for the Stefan problem with surface tension - also known as the Stefan problem with Gibbs-Thomson correction.
The emerging connected and automated vehicle technologies allow vehicles to perceive and process traffic information in a wide spatial range. Modeling nonlocal interactions between connected vehicles and analyzing their impact on traffic flows become
important research questions to traffic planners. This paper considers a particular nonlocal LWR model that has been studied in the literature. The model assumes that vehicle velocities are controlled by the traffic density distribution in a nonlocal spatial neighborhood. By conducting stability analysis of the model, we obtain that, under suitable assumptions on how the nonlocal information is utilized, the nonlocal traffic flow is stable around the uniform equilibrium flow and all traffic waves dissipate exponentially. Meanwhile, improper use of the nonlocal information in the vehicle velocity selection could result in persistent traffic waves. Such results can shed light to the future design of driving algorithms for connected and automated vehicles.