TRAFFIC THEORY: JAMS, WAVES, AND CLUSTERS

This article describes some recent advances in traffic theory in which traffic is treated like a fluid. Researchers at Seoul National University have offered an interpretation of a recently discovered state of congested traffic, called "synchronized" traffic. Their fluid-dynamic simulations could be a useful tool for an optimization of traffic flow on motorways.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Association for Advancement of Science

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• Authors:
  • Helbing, D
  • Treiber, M
• Publication Date: 1998-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 2001-03
• Serial:
  • Science
  • Volume: 282
  • Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • ISSN: 0036-8075
  • Serial URL: http://science.sciencemag.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cluster analysis; Traffic congestion; Traffic flow; Traffic simulation; Waves
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00762401
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1999 12:00AM