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We have revealed general physical conditions for the {\it maximization} of the network throughput at which free flow conditions are ensured, i.e., traffic breakdown cannot occur in the whole traffic or transportation network. A physical…

Physics and Society · Physics 2016-06-15 Boris S. Kerner

We have revealed statistical physics of synchronized traffic flow that is governed by a spatiotemporal competition between S$\rightarrow$F and S$\rightarrow$J instabilities (where F, S, and J denote, respectively, the free flow,…

Physics and Society · Physics 2019-07-15 Boris S. Kerner

We present large scale and detailed analysis of the microscopic empirical data of the traffic flow, focusing on the non-linear interactions between the vehicles when the traffic is congested. By implementing a "renormalisation" procedure…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2016-03-15 Bo Yang , Ji Wei Yoon , Christopher Monterola

We prove the well-posedness of a system of balance laws inspired by [8], describing macro-scopically the traffic flow on a multi-lane road network. Motivated by real applications, we allow for the the presence of space discontinuities both…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-04-10 Paola Goatin , Elena Rossi

The interest in developing smart cities has increased dramatically in recent years. In this context an intelligent transportation system depicts a major topic. The forecast of traffic flow is indispensable for an efficient intelligent…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-06-09 Ralf Rüther , Andreas Klos , Marius Rosenbaum , Wolfram Schiffmann

As a dynamical complex system, traffic is characterized by a transition from free flow to congestions, which is mostly studied in highways. However, despite its importance in developing congestion mitigation strategies, the understanding of…

Physics and Society · Physics 2015-12-02 Feilong Wang , Daqing Li , Xiaoyun Xu , Ruoqian Wu , Shlomo Havlin

We investigate the behavior of extended urban traffic networks within the framework of percolation theory by using real and synthetic traffic data. Our main focus shifts from the statistical properties of the cluster size distribution…

Physics and Society · Physics 2021-07-21 Marco Cogoni , Giovanni Busonera

The theory of linear transports along paths in vector bundles, generalizing the parallel transports generated by linear connections, is developed. The normal frames for them are defined as ones in which their matrices are the identity…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Bozhidar Z. Iliev

Optimal transport has recently been brought forward as a tool for modeling and efficiently solving a variety of flow problems, such as origin-destination problems and multi-commodity flow problems. Although the framework has shown to be…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-29 Anqi Dong , Karl Henrik Johansson , Johan Karlsson

For decades, researchers and practitioners typically measure macroscopic traffic flow variables, i.e., density, flow, and speed, using time or space cuts, and then construct the fundamental diagrams of traffic flow. With the advent of…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-07-23 Zhengbing He , Cathy Wu

It is shown that the desire for smooth and comfortable driving is directly responsible for the occurrence of complex spatio-temporal structures (``synchronized traffic'') in highway traffic. This desire goes beyond the avoidance of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 Wolfgang Knospe , Ludger Santen , Andreas Schadschneider , Michael Schreckenberg

Traffic bottlenecks are a set of road segments that have an unacceptable level of traffic caused by a poor balance between road capacity and traffic volume. A huge volume of trajectory data which captures real-time traffic conditions in…

Databases · Computer Science 2021-07-28 Hui Luo , Zhifeng Bao , Gao Cong , J. Shane Culpepper , Nguyen Lu Dang Khoa

Understanding the mechanisms leading to the formation and the propagation of traffic jams in large cities is of crucial importance for urban planning and traffic management. Many studies have already considered the emergence of traffic jams…

Physics and Society · Physics 2021-09-02 Erwan Taillanter , Marc Barthelemy

A Wardrop equilibrium for multiple routes requires equal travel time on each path used. With real-time traffic data regarding travel times, it is important to analyze how to use the information provided. In particular, can a Wardrop…

Physics and Society · Physics 2009-09-02 L. C. Davis

The rapid urbanization and increasing traffic have serious social, economic, and environmental impact on metropolitan areas worldwide. It is of a great importance to understand the complex interplay of road networks and traffic conditions.…

Other Computer Science · Computer Science 2018-10-31 Weizi Li , Meilei Jiang , Yaoyu Chen , Ming C. Lin

In the optimal velocity model with a time lag, we show that there appear multiple exact solutions in some ranges of car density, describing a uniform flow, a stable and an unstable congested flows. This establishes the presence of…

patt-sol · Physics 2007-05-23 Yuji Igarashi , Katsumi Itoh , Ken Nakanishi , Kazuhiro Ogura , Ken Yokokawa

We study the spatiotemporal patterns resulting from different boundary conditions for a microscopic traffic model and contrast it with empirical results. By evaluating the time series of local measurements, the local traffic states are…

Physics and Society · Physics 2013-07-08 Florian Knorr , Michael Schreckenberg

The routing results are playing an increasingly important role in transportation efficiency, but they could generate traffic congestion unintentionally. This is because the traffic condition and routing system are disconnected components in…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-09-19 Lei Li , Mengxuan Zhang , Zizhuo Xu , Yehong Xu , XIaofang Zhou

In a mini-review [Physica A {\bf 392} (2013) 5261--5282] it has been shown that classical traffic flow theories and models failed to explain empirical traffic breakdown -- a phase transition from metastable free flow to synchronized flow at…

Physics and Society · Physics 2016-01-15 Boris S. Kerner

The relation between the fundamental observables of traffic flow (i.e., vehicle density, flow rate, and average velocity) is of great importance for the study of traffic phenomena. Probably the most common source of such data are inductive…

Applications · Statistics 2014-12-30 Florian Knorr , Thomas Zaksek , Johannes Brügmann , Michael Schreckenberg