Global solutions and zero relaxation limit for a traffic flow model

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1042-1061

  Li, Tong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic; Anticipation; Equilibrium; Glimm scheme; Marginally stable; Rarefaction wave; Relaxation; Shock wave; Traffic flows; Zero relaxation limit

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; POLES AND ZEROS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

GLIMME SCHEME; ZERO RELAXATION LIMIT;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0034923773     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036139999356788     Document Type: Article

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