Self-organization and a dynamical transition in traffic-flow models

Ofer Biham; A. Alan Middleton; Dov Levine

doi:10.1103/physreva.46.r6124

Abstract

A simple model that describes traffic flow in two dimensions is studied. A\nsharp {\\it jamming transition } is found that separates between the low density\ndynamical phase in which all cars move at maximal speed and the high density\njammed phase in which they are all stuck. Self organization effects in both\nphases are studied and discussed.\n

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JammingPhase transitionSimple (philosophy)Statistical physicsFlow (mathematics)Self-organizationTraffic flow (computer networking)Microscopic traffic flow modelPhase (matter)PhysicsMechanicsMathematicsComputer scienceCondensed matter physicsQuantum mechanicsComputer securityTraffic generation modelStatisticsArtificial intelligence

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Year: 1992
Type: article
Volume: 46
Issue: 10
Pages: R6124-R6127
Citations: 820
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                                    Ofer Biham, 
                                
                                    A. Alan Middleton, 
                                
                                    Dov Levine
                                
                            (1992). 
                            Self-organization and a dynamical transition in traffic-flow models. 
                            Physical Review A
                            , 46
                            (10)
                            , R6124-R6127.
                            https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.46.r6124

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DOI: 10.1103/physreva.46.r6124