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An Analysis of Traffic Flow

Harold Greenberg

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A model for traffic flow is developed by treating the traffic stream as a continuous fluid. Fluid dynamic principles are then used to derive relations between speed, density, and flow.

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A model for traffic flow is developed by treating the traffic stream as a continuous fluid. Fluid dynamic principles are then used to derive relations between speed, density, and flow.

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A model for traffic flow is developed by treating the traffic stream as a continuous fluid. Fluid dynamic principles are then used to derive relations between speed, density, and flow.

Key concepts: Computer science, Flow (mathematics), Operations research, Mathematics, Geometry

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