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Area of Science:

  • Computational geometry
  • Probability theory
  • Machine learning

Background:

  • Comparing spherical probability distributions is crucial in computer vision, geosciences, and medicine.
  • Existing methods like spherical sliced Wasserstein distances reduce computational cost but may not fully preserve geometry.
  • Linear optimal transport embeds distributions into L^2 spaces for simpler comparisons.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce the Linear Spherical Sliced Optimal Transport (LSSOT) framework.
  • Develop a computationally efficient metric for spherical probability measures that preserves intrinsic geometry.
  • Demonstrate LSSOT's effectiveness in various applications.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing slicing techniques to embed spherical distributions into L^2 spaces.
  • Leveraging linear optimal transport principles.
  • Establishing the metricity of the proposed LSSOT framework.

Main Results:

  • LSSOT provides a computationally efficient metric for spherical probability measures.
  • The framework preserves the intrinsic geometry of spherical distributions.
  • Demonstrated superior computational efficiency and high accuracy in applications like cortical surface registration and 3D point cloud interpolation.

Conclusions:

  • LSSOT offers significant computational benefits and high accuracy for comparing spherical distributions.
  • The framework effectively preserves geometric properties, making it suitable for complex applications.
  • LSSOT represents a promising advancement in the field of optimal transport for spherical data.