[0, 1] of the geodesic path ρ(x, t): ρ(x, t) = ((1 − t)Id + tT(x)) ρ0 • Non-convex problem over ρ(x, t) ∈ R and velocity field v(x, t) ∈ R2: W2(ρ0, ρ1)2 = min (v,ρ)∈Cv 1 2 [0,1]2 1 0 ρ(x, t)||v(x, t)||2dtdx, under the set of non-linear constraints Cv = (v, ρ) \ ∂t ρ + divx (ρv) = 0, v(0, ·) = v(1, ·) = 0, ρ(·, 0) = ρ0, ρ(·, 1) = ρ1 Change of variable (v, ρ) → (m, ρ), with m = ρv: Convex cost J and linear constraints C No estimation of the transport map T, only the geodesic ρ(x, t) Optimal Transport for Image Assimilation Wasserstein distance 29/38