The TDGL equation for car-following model with consideration of the traffic interruption probability

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Original languageEnglish
Article number1250053
Journal / PublicationInternational Journal of Modern Physics C
Volume23
Issue number7
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2012

Abstract

A car-following model which involves the effects of traffic interruption probability is further investigated. The stability condition of the model is obtained through the linear stability analysis. The reductive perturbation method is taken to derive the time-dependent GinzburgLandau (TDGL) equation to describe the traffic flow near the critical point. Moreover, the coexisting curve and the spinodal line are obtained by the first and second derivatives of the thermodynamic potential, respectively. The analytical results show that considering the interruption effects could further stabilize traffic flow. © 2012 World Scientific Publishing Company.

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  • car-following model, TDGL equation, Traffic flow