Traffic flow: a statistical physics point of view

Andreas Schadschneider

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2002, vol. 313, issue 1, 153-187

Abstract: The investigation of traffic flow problems has a long tradition and various methods and approaches have been applied. In this review we focus on statistical mechanics and nonequilibrium aspects. It is shown that many properties of traffic flow can be modelled successfully by using rather simple cellular automaton models. Analytical methods for the investigation of discrete models are presented in some detail. Apart from highway traffic, also the modelling of city traffic and pedestrian dynamics will be discussed.

Keywords: Nonequilibrium physics; Cellular automata; Complex systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(02)01036-1

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