Automated traffic and the finite size resonance

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 189-203

  Veerman, J J P ^a,b   Stosic B D ^c   Tangerman, F M ^d  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Finite size resonance; Flocks; Traffic

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350619060     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-009-9816-z     Document Type: Article

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