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Formation of traffic jams. Modeling and communication technologies

Author: Waleed MOUHALI

Publication date: June 10, 2022

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2. Physical modeling of road traffic

2.1 What is a road traffic "model"?

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2.1.1 Notion of "model

As we saw earlier, traffic modeling aims to provide a simplified representation of the complex phenomenon of automobile traffic, in order to gain a better understanding of its internal mechanisms and the parameters that determine its evolution. This knowledge is used to predict the evolution of the phenomenon, based on a set of initial conditions

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