Vehicle flow and phase transitions in traffic networks

S. Jain

doi:10.1007/3-540-28091-X_33

Vehicle flow and phase transitions in traffic networks

S. Jain^*

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College of Engineering and Physical Sciences

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Abstract

A computer simulation of a simple dynamical model of vehicles moving across a two-dimensional traffic network is performed. Traffic management is enforced through the roundabouts: providing the conditions are appropriate, vehicles can move through the roundabouts. When the density of the travelling traffic is low, the vehicles can move freely. Increasing the vehicle density leads to structured patterns which initially enable a high density of vehicles to travel throughout the system but eventually leads to gridlock. A phase transition separates a congestion free phase from a congested one as the vehicle density increases.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Traffic and Granular Flow 2003
Publisher	Springer
Pages	337-339
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-540-28091-0
ISBN (Print)	978-3-540-25814-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28091-X_33
Publication status	Published - 2005
Event	5th International Workshop on Traffic and Granular Flow, TGF 2003 - Delft, United Kingdom Duration: 1 Oct 2003 → 3 Oct 2003

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Conference	5th International Workshop on Traffic and Granular Flow, TGF 2003
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Delft
Period	1/10/03 → 3/10/03

Keywords

Computer simulations
Dynamical model
Phase transitions
Two-dimensional traffic

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