The Physics of Traffic: Empirical Freeway Pattern Features, Engineering Applications, and Theory

Front Matter....Pages I-XXIII
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Spatiotemporal Pattern Formation in Freeway Traffic....Pages 13-61
Overview of Freeway Traffic Theories and Models: Fundamental Diagram Approach....Pages 63-86
Basis of Three-Phase Traffic Theory....Pages 87-103
Breakdown Phenomenon (F→S Transition) in Three-Phase Traffic Theory....Pages 105-143
Moving Jam Emergence in Three-Phase Traffic Theory....Pages 145-178
Congested Patterns at Freeway Bottlenecks in Three-Phase Traffic Theory....Pages 179-215
Freeway Capacity in Three-Phase Traffic Theory....Pages 217-238
Front Matter....Pages 239-239
Empirical Congested Patterns at Isolated Bottlenecks....Pages 241-268
Empirical Breakdown Phenomenon: Phase Transition from Free Flow to Synchronized Flow....Pages 269-304
Empirical Features of Wide Moving Jam Propagation....Pages 305-319
Empirical Features of Moving Jam Emergence....Pages 321-348
Empirical Pattern Evolution and Transformation at Isolated Bottlenecks....Pages 349-363
Empirical Complex Pattern Formation Caused by Peculiarities of Freeway Infrastructure....Pages 365-372
Dependence of Empirical Fundamental Diagram on Congested Pattern Features....Pages 373-395
Front Matter....Pages 397-397
Microscopic Traffic Flow Models for Spatiotemporal Congested Patterns....Pages 399-431
Microscopic Theory of Phase Transitions in Freeway Traffic....Pages 433-448
Congested Patterns at Isolated Bottlenecks....Pages 449-493
Complex Congested Pattern Interaction and Transformation....Pages 495-508
Spatiotemporal Patterns in Heterogeneous Traffic Flow....Pages 509-543
Front Matter....Pages 545-545
ASDA and FOTO Models of Spatiotemporal Pattern Dynamics based on Local Traffic Flow Measurements....Pages 547-561
Spatiotemporal Pattern Recognition, Tracking, and Prediction....Pages 563-590
Control of Spatiotemporal Congested Patterns....Pages 591-630
Conclusion....Pages 631-632
Back Matter....Pages 633-682