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Traffic Flow

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Part of the Texts in Applied Mathematics book series (TAM, volume 56)

Abstract

In this chapter we again investigate the movement of objects along a one-dimensional path, but now the motion is directed rather than random.

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Authors and Affiliations

• Mark H. Holmes
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1. 1.Department of Mathematical SciencesRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroyUSA