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The aim of this book is to give a unified mathematical theory of branched transportation (or irrigation) networks. The only axiom of the theory is a l×sα cost law (0≤α≤1) for transporting a good with size s on a path with length l. Let us explain first why this assumption is relevant.
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(2009). Introduction: The Models. In: Optimal Transportation Networks. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1955. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69315-4_1
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