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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Traffic Engineering
  • Complex Systems

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  • Highway traffic flow is susceptible to disruptions.
  • On-ramp flow fluctuations are a key factor in traffic congestion.
  • Understanding phase transitions in traffic is crucial for management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the phase transition in highway traffic.
  • To analyze how on-ramp flow perturbations induce congestion.
  • To develop a control strategy for mitigating traffic jams.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a hydrodynamical model for highway traffic simulation.
  • Analyzed perturbation characteristics to identify congestion triggers.
  • Determined the phase boundary and scaling relations.
  • Examined the time evolution of local density profiles.

Main Results:

  • Identified specific characteristics of perturbations that lead to congestion near on-ramps.
  • Obtained the phase boundary defining the transition to congested states.
  • Revealed a scaling relation associated with the traffic phase transition.
  • Analyzed the dynamics of local traffic density.

Conclusions:

  • On-ramp flow fluctuations are a significant cause of highway congestion.
  • A novel control scheme can effectively suppress congestion.
  • The findings provide insights into traffic dynamics and control strategies.