Structural properties of solutions arising from a nonequilibrium traffic flow theory

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 583-603

  Zhang, H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonequilibrium traffic flow; Riemann problem; Shock waves

Indexed keywords

PROBLEM SOLVING; SHOCK WAVES; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

NONEQUILIBRIUM TRAFFIC FLOW THEORY; RIEMANN PROBLEM;

MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EID: 0033915554     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-2615(99)00041-7     Document Type: Article

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