A semi-discrete model and its approach to a solution for a wide moving jam in traffic flow

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 391, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 456-463

  Zhang, Peng ^a,c   Wu, Chun Xiu ^a,c   Wong, S C ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c SHANGHAI KEY LABORATORY OF MECHANICS IN ENERGY ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Car following model; Lagrange coordinates; Semi discrete model; Wide moving jam

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS;

ANALYTICAL AND NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS; CAR FOLLOWING MODELS; CONTINUUM MODELING; DISCRETE MODELING; EMPIRICAL FEATURES; LAGRANGE; THREE-PHASE TRAFFIC THEORIES; WIDE MOVING JAM;

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

EID: 80455177039     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2011.08.035     Document Type: Article

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