Nonlocal reaction traffic flow model with on-off ramps

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Abstract: We present a non-local version of a scalar balance law modeling traffic flow with on-ramps and off-ramps. The source term is used to describe the traffic flow over the on-ramp and off-ramps. We approximate the problem using an upwind-type numerical scheme and we provide L^infty and BV estimates for the sequence of approximate solutions. Together with a discrete entropy inequality, we also show the well-posedness of the considered class of scalar balance laws. Some numerical simulations illustrate the behaviour of solutions in sample cases.


The authors introduce a nonlocal balance law to model vehicular traffic flow including on- and off-ramps. Three models are presented and they are called Model 0, Model 1 and Model 2. The existence for Model 1 and Model 2 is proved. The problem is approximated using an upwind-type numerical scheme, providing a maximum principle, and \(\mathbf{L}^{\infty}\) and \(\mathbf{BV}\) estimates for the sequence of the approximate solutions. A discrete entropy inequality and well-posedness of the considered class of scalar balance laws are also shown. The numerical tests show that Model 0 does not satisfy a maximum principle. A limit model as the kernel support tends to zero is numerically investigated.











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