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We compare bipartite (Euclidean) matching problems in classical and quantum mechanics. The quantum case is treated in terms of a quantum version of the Wasserstein distance. We show that the optimal quantum cost can be cheaper than the classical one. We treat in detail the case of two particles: the equal mass case leads to equal quantum and classical costs. Moreover, we show examples with different masses for which the quantum cost is strictly cheaper than the classical cost.
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This work has been partially carried out thanks to the support of the LIA AMU-CNRS-ECM-INdAM Laboratoire Ypatie des Sciences Mathématiques (LYSM).
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Caglioti, E., Golse, F. & Paul, T. Quantum Optimal Transport is Cheaper. J Stat Phys 181, 149–162 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-020-02571-7
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