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The Continuum Model of Transportation Problem

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Equilibrium Problems and Variational Models

Part of the book series: Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications ((NOIA,volume 68))

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A continuum model of transportation network is considered in presence of capacity constraints on the flow. The equilibrium conditions are expressed in terms of a Variational Inequality for which an existence theorem and a computational procedure are provided.

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Daniele, P., Idone, G., Maugeri, A. (2003). The Continuum Model of Transportation Problem. In: Daniele, P., Giannessi, F., Maugeri, A. (eds) Equilibrium Problems and Variational Models. Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications, vol 68. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0239-1_3

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