Branching structures emerging from a continuous optimal transport model
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Publication:6310477
DOI10.1016/J.JCP.2021.110700arXiv1811.12691MaRDI QIDQ6310477FDOQ6310477
Authors: Enrico Facca, Franco Cardin, Mario Putti 
Publication date: 30 November 2018
Abstract: Recently a Dynamic-Monge-Kantorovich formulation of the PDE-based -optimal transport problem was presented. The model considers a diffusion equation enforcing the balance of the transported masses with a time-varying conductivity that volves proportionally to the transported flux. In this paper we present an extension of this model that considers a time derivative of the conductivity that grows as a power law of the transport flux with exponent . A sub-linear growth () penalizes the flux intensity and promotes distributed transport, with equilibrium solutions that are reminiscent of Congested Transport Problems. On the contrary, a super-linear growth () favors flux intensity and promotes concentrated transport, leading to the emergence of steady-state "singular" and "fractal-like" configurations that resemble those of Branched Transport Problems. We derive a numerical discretization of the proposed model that is accurate, efficient, and robust for a wide range of scenarios. For the numerical model is able to reproduce highly irregular and fractal-like formations without any a-priory structural assumption.
Operations research and management science (90Bxx) Existence theories in calculus of variations and optimal control (49Jxx) Manifolds and measure-geometric topics (49Qxx)
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