A universal support theorem for 1-Wasserstein optimal transport

Abstract

We show that every optimal transport plan for the 1-Wasserstein distance in Rn is supported on a closed n+1 rectifiable set. In particular, the support of any optimal plan has Hausdorff dimension at most n+1.

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