Abstract: Since the last decade of 20~(th) century,researchers on various fields have recognized the complexity of traffic flow,which attracted many traffic-scientists,mathematicians,physicists and economists into this area.The paper reviews the recent discoveries on and developments of the traffic flow theory,such as synchronized flow,traffic transition and three phase traffic theory,and analyzes the main difference between the researchers hereby.And also,the viewpoints of two German scholars,Dirk Helbing and Boris S Kerner,whose researches dominate the related fields,as well as their divergence of opinions,have been included specially.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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