Analytical study on the criticality of the stochastic optimal velocity model

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/39/12/004zbMATH Open1089.82009arXiv0905.2793OpenAlexW3103874133MaRDI QIDQ5201557FDOQ5201557

Authors: Masahiro Kanai, Katsuhiro Nishinari, Tetsuji Tokihiro 

Publication date: 19 April 2006

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In recent works, we have proposed a stochastic cellular automaton model of traffic flow connecting two exactly solvable stochastic processes, i.e., the Asymmetric Simple Exclusion Process and the Zero Range Process, with an additional parameter. It is also regarded as an extended version of the Optimal Velocity model, and moreover it shows particularly notable properties. In this paper, we report that when taking Optimal Velocity function to be a step function, all of the flux-density graph (i.e. the fundamental diagram) can be estimated. We first find that the fundamental diagram consists of two line segments resembling an {it inversed-$lambda$} form, and next identify their end-points from a microscopic behaviour of vehicles. It is otable that by using a microscopic parameter which indicates a driver's sensitivity to the traffic situation, we give an explicit formula for the critical point at which a traffic jam phase arises. We also compare these analytical results with those of the Optimal Velocity model, and point out the crucial differences between them.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0905.2793

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Critical phenomena in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B27) Neural nets applied to problems in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C32)

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