Analysis of the structural properties of the solutions to speed gradient traffic flow model

Acta Mechanica Sinica/Lixue Xuebao

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 106-112

  Jiang, Rui ^a   Wu, Qingsong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Contact discontinuity; Rarefaction; Relaxation term; Structure of solutions; Traffic flow

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; SIMULATION;

CONTACT DISCONTINUITY; RAREFACTION; RELAXATION TERM; STRUCTURE OF SOLUTIONS; TRAFFIC FLOW;

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 2942521491     PISSN: 05677718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02484251     Document Type: Article

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