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020			_a9783030796013
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a388.31 _bK459u
100			_aKerner, Boris S.
245			_aUnderstanding real traffic _bparadigm shift in transportation science _cBoris S. Kerner
260			_bSpringer _c2021 _aSwitzerland
300			_axix, 243p
520			_aThis book addresses the reader interested in vehicular traffic phenomena, who have not learned about them before. It presents traffic phenomena like traffic breakdown and the emergence of moving traffic jams by showcasing empirical traffic data measured in real-world traffic. The author explains how these empirical traffic studies have led to the three-phase traffic theory and why this new theory is in conflict with standard traffic theories developed before. Moreover, he presents the reason for the failure of applications of standard traffic theories in real-world traffic and discusses why understanding real traffic has caused a paradigm shift in traffic and transportation science. The book examines why understanding real traffic breakdown is the basis for an explanation for the autonomous driving effects on traffic flow. It shows that understanding real traffic is possible from real-world traffic data without the need of mathematical traffic models. This makes the book intuitive for non-specialists, who can qualitatively understand all the basic features of traffic dynamics. In turn, experienced traffic researchers can grasp concepts and ideas made here easily accessible by the author, one of the leading pioneers in the field of vehicular traffic.
650			_aTraffic flow
650			_aManagement science
650			_aSystem safety
650			_aTraffic engineering
650			_aTransportation engineering
942			_cBK
999			_c566069 _d566069