Calculation of the Wasserstein distance between probability distributions on the line
Teoriâ veroâtnostej i ee primeneniâ, Tome 18 (1973) no. 4, pp. 824-827
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We prove that the Wasserstein distance between probability distributions on the line coincides with the $L^1$-distance between their distribution function.
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S. S. Vallander. Calculation of the Wasserstein distance between probability distributions on the line. Teoriâ veroâtnostej i ee primeneniâ, Tome 18 (1973) no. 4, pp. 824-827. http://geodesic.mathdoc.fr/item/TVP_1973_18_4_a13/