Experimental properties of complexity in traffic flow
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topicsPublished 1 May 1996
Boris S. Kerner, Hubert Rehborn
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Experimental investigations of a complexity in traffic flow show that this complexity is linked to space-time transitions between 3 qualitative different types of traffic: 'free' traffic flow, 'synchronized' Traffic jams, and traffic jams.
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Experimental investigations of a complexity in traffic flow are presented. It is shown that this complexity is linked to space-time transitions between three qualitative different kinds of traffic: "free" traffic flow, "synchronized" traffic flow, and traffic jams. Peculiarities of "synchronized" traffic flow and jams that are responsible for a complex behavior of traffic are found.
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