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Stochastic partial differential equation models for highway traffic

Posted on:2007-06-14Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:University of California, Santa BarbaraCandidate:Gunnarsson, GunnarFull Text:PDF
GTID:1442390005969243Subject:Mathematics
Abstract/Summary:
We introduce a new model for multi-lane highway traffic, based on stochastic partial differential equations. We prove that the model is well-posed; has one and only one solution. We prove the existence constructively and thus derive a numerical scheme to compute the solution.;We examine measured traffic data, and introduce a new method and algorithm to estimate the fundamental diagram, an integral part of almost every macroscopic highway traffic model.
Keywords/Search Tags:Highway, Model, Traffic
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