The bottleneck effect on high-speed car traffic

Authors
Ishibashi, Y Fukui, M
Citation
Y. Ishibashi et M. Fukui, The bottleneck effect on high-speed car traffic, J PHYS JPN, 70(5), 2001, pp. 1237-1239
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE PHYSICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
ISSN journal
00319015 → ACNP
Volume
70
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1237 - 1239
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9015(200105)70:5<1237:TBEOHC>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The bottleneck effect on one-lane high-speed car traffic is studied. The pr obability with which cars occupy the sites before and after the bottleneck and the overall flow have been obtained as functions of the probability of opening of a gate located at a point on the lane.