S. S. Vallander, “Calculation of the Wasserstein distance between probability distributions on the line”, Teor. Veroyatnost. i Primenen., 1973, Volume 18, Issue 4,Pages <nobr>824

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Teor. Veroyatnost. i Primenen., 1973 Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 824–827 (Mi tvp4387)

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Calculation of the Wasserstein distance between probability distributions on the line

S. S. Vallander

Abstract: We prove that the Wasserstein distance between probability distributions on the line coincides with the $L^1$-distance between their distribution function.

Received: 05.04.1972

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English version: Theory of Probability and its Applications, 1974, 18:4, 784–786

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