by
Prof.Michael Schreckenberg(Universität Duisburg-Essen)
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Europe/Berlin
Auditorium (MPI fuer Physik)
Auditorium
MPI fuer Physik
Description
The analysis of traffic systems using methods of statistical physics during the past twenty years gave many new and interesting insights into the complex dynamics of road networks. On the basis of data drawn from various detection devices together with assumptions about psychological aspects of the driver behaviour a vast number of models were formulated and accurately investigated. With the help of cellular automata the models became much simpler and more intuitive. Instead of complicated differential equations here only a few basic rules determine the motion of thousands of vehicles. Although many phenomena now are quite well understood there remain lots of open questions. The talk tries to give a survey of the current status of the research in this field.
