Rafael Bailo (TU Eindhoven)
Finding Wasserstein saddle points "without" optimal transport
Wednesday, 12 November 2025, 11:00–12:00 in HG03.085
Abstract
In this talk we will present a numerical method to approximate the saddle points of a Wasserstein gradient flow. Our approach is based on known techniques for Hilbert spaces and is derived from a formal JKO scheme. Unlike geodesic approaches, ours does not require solving any optimal transport problems. We will showcase the performance of the method and validate it over several examples. This is work in collaboration with Jeroen Wapstra (TU Eindhoven).