Simplified optimal transport illustration (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Simplified optimal transport illustration

Caption

A simplified illustration of the Optimal Transport (OT) problem. Deceptively simple on the surface, the computational complexity of working out the optimal route for moving all the goods between the distribution points (warehouses and shops) increases dramatically with the number of points. 

Credit

Kaori Serakaki (OIST)

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License

CC BY

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