Phase Transitions in Traffic Models
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
It is suggested that the question of existence of a jamming phase transition in a broad class of single-lane cellular-automaton traffic models may be studied using a correspondence to the asymmetric chipping model. In models where such correspondence is applicable, jamming phase transition does not take place. Rather, the system exhibits a smooth crossover between free-flow and jammed states, as the car density is increased.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0312459,
title = {Phase Transitions in Traffic Models},
author = {E. Levine and G. Ziv and L. Gray and D. Mukamel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0312459},
year = {2009}
}