Breakdown in Traffic Networks: Fundamentals of Transportation Science

by Boris S. Kerner

Introduction. The Reason for Paradigm Shift in Transportation Science.- Achievements of Empirical Studies of Traffic Breakdown at Highway Bottlenecks.- Nucleation Nature of Traffic Breakdown - Empirical Fundamentalof Transportation Science.- Failure of Generally Accepted Classical Traffic Flow Theories.- Theoretical Fundamental of Transportation Science - The Three-Phase Theory.- Effect of Automatic Driving on Probability of Breakdown in Traffic Networks.- Future Automatic Driving based on Three-Phase Theory.- The Reason for Incommensurability of Three-Phase Theory with Classical Traffic Flow Theories.- Time-Delayed Breakdown at Traffic Signal in City Traffic.- Theoretical Fundamental of Transportation Science - Breakdown Minimization (BM) Principle.- Maximization of Network Throughput Ensuring Free Flow Conditions in Network.- Minimization of Traffic Congestion in Networks.- Deterioration of Traffic System through Standard Dynamic Traffic Assignment in Networks.- Discussion of Future Dynamic Traffic Assignment and Control in Networks.- Conclusions and Outlook.- Kerner-Klenov Stochastic Microscopic Model in Framework of Three-Phase Theory.- Kerner-Klenov-Schreckenberg-Wolf (KKSW) Cellular Automaton (CA) Three-Phase Model.- Dynamic Traffic Assignment based on Wardrop's UE with Step-by-Step Method.- Glossary.- Index.

684 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2017