Traffic and Granular Flow '99: Social, Traffic, and Granular Dynamics Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Helbing, D. (Editor), Herrmann, H. J. (Editor), Schreckenberg, M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3642641091 ISBN-13: 9783642641091 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Applied - Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general) - Technology & Engineering | Materials Science - General |
Dewey: 620.43 |
Physical Information: 1.12" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.92 lbs) 522 pages |
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Publisher Description: "Are there common phenomena and laws in the dynamic behavior of granular materials, traffic, and socio-economic systems?" The answers given at the international workshop "Traffic and Granular Flow '99" are presented in this volume. From a physical standpoint, all these systems can be treated as (self)-driven many-particle systems with strong fluctuations, showing multistability, phase transitions, non-linear waves, etc. The great interest in these systems is due to several unexpected new discoveries and their practical relevance for solving some fundamental problems of today's societies. This includes intelligent measures for traffic flow optimization and methods from "econophysics" for stabilizing (stock) markets. |