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It is known that optimal mappings in optimal transportation problems are uniquely determined by corresponding potential functions. In this paper we prove various local properties of potential functions. In particular we obtain the C 1,α regularity of potential functions with optimal exponent α, which improves previous regularity results of Loeper.
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Liu, J. Hölder regularity of optimal mappings in optimal transportation. Calc. Var. 34, 435–451 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00526-008-0190-5
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