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On the Variational Theory of Traffic Flow: Well-Posedness, Duality and Applications

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This paper describes some simplifications allowed by the variational theory of traffic flow (VT). It presents general conditions guaranteeing that the solution of a VT problem with bottlenecks exists, is unique and makes physical sense

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  • Daganzo, Carlos F., 2006. "On the Variational Theory of Traffic Flow: Well-Posedness, Duality and Applications," Institute of Transportation Studies, Research Reports, Working Papers, Proceedings qt61v1r1qq, Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Berkeley.
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