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The authors have produced a monograph that is at once mathematically sophisticated, pedagogically accessible to advanced readers, and deeply attuned to contemporary methodological developments in data science and applied probability. In scope and depth, this contribution is poised to serve as a principal reference for the study of optimal transport in statistical contexts.\\N\\N\\medskip The intellectual development of optimal transport (OT) spans more than two centuries and is punctuated by successive conceptual advances that shaped its current role as a cornerstone of analysis, geometry, and probability. The field originates with Gaspard Monge's 1781 memoir, which posed the problem of transporting mass with minimal cost. While Monge's formulation was geometrically appealing, it lacked general existence and uniqueness results. A decisive breakthrough was achieved in the 1940s by Leonid Kantorovich, who introduced the relaxed formulation via couplings of probability measures and proved a powerful duality theory. This relaxation reframed OT as a convex optimization problem and established the functional-analytic foundations that remain central to the subject.\\N\\NThe modern analytic and geometric theory of OT was consolidated through a series of landmark results. Brenier's polar factorization theorem established that, for quadratic cost, optimal maps are gradients of convex functions, linking OT to convex analysis and nonlinear partial differential equations. McCann's displacement convexity introduced a variational framework that proved fundamental in connecting OT to functional inequalities and stability analyses. Otto's formal Riemannian calculus endowed Wasserstein space with the structure of a (formal) infinite-dimensional Riemannian manifold, thereby recasting nonlinear diffusion equations as gradient flows. The Lott-Sturm-Villani program synthesized these developments into a metric measure theory of Ricci curvature, demonstrating OT's power as a unifying tool in geometric analysis.\\N\\NParallel to these analytic and geometric advances, a distinct probabilistic and statistical lineage developed. Dudley (1969) initiated the study of convergence rates of empirical measures in Wasserstein distance, establishing sharp bounds that connected OT to the theory of empirical processes. The celebrated result of Ajtai, Koml\u00f3s, and Tusn\u00e1dy (1984) on optimal matchings in the plane provided a probabilistic-combinatorial perspective on OT, further refined in higher dimensions through the work of Talagrand in the 1990s. These probabilistic insights laid the groundwork for modern investigations into the statistical behavior of Wasserstein distances, barycenters, and transport maps.\\N\\NComprehensive monographs by \\textit{C. Villani} [Topics in optimal transportation. Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society (AMS) (2003; Zbl 1106.90001); Optimal transport. Old and new. Berlin: Springer (2009; Zbl 1156.53003)], \\textit{L. Ambrosio} et al. [Gradient flows in metric spaces and in the space of probability measures. Basel: Birkh\u00e4user (2005; Zbl 1090.35002)], and \\textit{F. Santambrogio} [Optimal transport for applied mathematicians. Calculus of variations, PDEs, and modeling. Cham: Birkh\u00e4user/Springer (2015; Zbl 1401.49002)] systematized the analytic and geometric foundations of OT. Yet these texts left largely undeveloped the statistical dimension of the theory. It is precisely this lacuna that \\textit{Statistical Optimal Transport} addresses. By synthesizing geometric, analytic, and probabilistic techniques with the machinery of empirical process theory and computational regularization, the authors extend the intellectual lineage of OT into the domain of modern statistics and machine learning, thereby inaugurating a new phase in the evolution of the discipline.\\N\\N\\textbf{Organization and Thematic Development.} The exposition unfolds over eight substantial chapters, supported by two appendices on convex analysis and probability theory, ensuring self-containment for readers already fluent in measure-theoretic probability and convex optimization. The progression is carefully designed, moving from classical theory to recent advances in statistical inference and computational methodology.\\N\\N\\textbf{Chapter 1: Foundational Framework.} The opening chapter lays the groundwork by introducing the Monge and Kantorovich formulations, coupling methods, Wasserstein distances, Brenier's theorem, and Kantorovich duality. The exposition is remarkable for balancing formal mathematical derivations with geometric and probabilistic intuition, thereby creating an essential conceptual platform for the more specialized developments that follow.\\N\\N\\textbf{Chapter 2: Statistical Estimation of Wasserstein Distances.} Here, the authors address one of the core problems in statistical OT: the behavior of empirical Wasserstein distances. Leveraging empirical process theory and sophisticated chaining arguments, they derive sharp convergence rates, highlighting settings in which Wasserstein distances exhibit distinct statistical advantages over classical divergences such as total variation or Kullback-Leibler divergence.\\N\\N\\textbf{Chapter 3: Estimation of Optimal Transport Maps.} This chapter explores the estimation of OT maps under varying smoothness and structural assumptions. The authors present stability results and convergence rates, employing both functional-analytic techniques and innovative fixed-point arguments. Special attention is devoted to affine transport maps, illustrating how structural constraints can yield improved statistical performance.\\N\\N\\textbf{Chapter 4: Entropic Regularization and Computation.} The discussion of entropic optimal transport is particularly timely, given the widespread adoption of Sinkhorn's algorithm in large-scale data analysis. The authors provide a meticulous account of primal and dual formulations, examine the statistical consequences of regularization, and clarify the trade-offs between computational efficiency and estimation accuracy.\\N\\N\\textbf{Chapters 5 and 6: Wasserstein Gradient Flows and Applications.} Chapter 5 introduces the formalism of Wasserstein gradient flows, including metric derivatives, Otto's calculus, and the curvature properties of Wasserstein space. Chapter 6 transitions to applications in machine learning and Bayesian inference, showing how the geometry of OT can inform algorithm design in sampling, generative modeling, and neural network training.\\N\\N\\textbf{Chapter 7: Geometric Structure of Wasserstein Spaces.} This chapter deepens the geometric perspective by analyzing geodesics, Alexandrov curvature, and tangent cones in Wasserstein space. Such geometric characterizations not only enrich the theoretical landscape but also inform computational schemes for barycenters and flows.\\N\\N\\textbf{Chapter 8: Wasserstein Barycenters.} The final chapter presents a concise theory of Fr\u00e9chet means on metric spaces and specializes it to the Wasserstein setting. It establishes existence and uniqueness, gives a general criterion that yields parametric statistical rates for empirical barycenters.\\N\\NA salient strength of the monograph is the meticulous balance it achieves between theoretical depth and practical applicability. Each chapter is supplemented with exercises of varying difficulty, making the text suitable for adoption in graduate courses while also serving as a reference for active researchers. The clarity of notation, consistency of exposition, and strategic choice of examples facilitate both independent study and seminar use.\\N\\N\\textit{Statistical Optimal Transport} stands as forward-looking resource for the study of OT in statistical contexts. By unifying classical theory, modern statistical insights, and computational strategies, the authors have produced a work of enduring scholarly significance. 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