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On the Braess Paradox with Nonlinear Dynamics and Control Theory

Analysis of PDEs 2017-03-30 v1

Abstract

We show the existence of the Braess paradox for a traffic network with nonlinear dynamics described by the Lighthill-Whitham-Richards model for traffic flow. Furthermore, we show how one can employ control theory to avoid the paradox. The paper offers a general framework applicable to time-independent, uncongested flow on networks. These ideas are illustrated through examples.

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@article{arxiv.1703.09803,
  title  = {On the Braess Paradox with Nonlinear Dynamics and Control Theory},
  author = {Rinaldo M. Colombo and Helge Holden},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.09803},
  year   = {2017}
}
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