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Area of Science:

  • Complex Systems
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Urban Transportation

Background:

  • Urban transportation networks are intricate systems prone to traffic congestion.
  • Mitigating traffic jams is crucial for improving urban mobility and efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the dynamics of vehicular traffic flow in a macroscopic two-dimensional network model.
  • To analyze the impact of parameters like occupancy, entry, and exit rates on traffic flow.
  • To explore phenomena such as multistability, stochastic switching, and critical transitions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized nonlinear dynamics techniques to model vehicular traffic flow.
  • Employed single and biparametric bifurcation diagrams to identify various bifurcation types.
  • Applied basin stability metrics to quantify multistability and analyzed critical slowing down indicators.

Main Results:

  • Identified saddle-node, Hopf, homoclinic, Bogdanov-Takens, and cusp bifurcations in the traffic network.
  • Characterized multistability, stochastic switching, and critical transitions from free flow to congestion.
  • Demonstrated that traffic congestion is caused by either bifurcation or stochasticity.

Conclusions:

  • Traffic congestion in urban networks is driven by underlying system bifurcations or random fluctuations.
  • The study provides insights into the tipping mechanisms of traffic jams.
  • Findings can inform strategies for managing and mitigating urban traffic congestion.