A cellular automata model for highway traffic

We present results relative to a simple cellular automata model without periodic boundary conditions for an highway with on-ramps. Simulations performed with this model reproduce experimental phenomena observed in traffic such as free flow, synchronized flow, congested flow, lane inversion, forward and backward propagating waves. On-ramps play the important role of nucleation points for the dynamic features of traffic. Received 4 February 2000 and Received in final form 5 May 2000     

Ion transport and structure in silver borate glasses

A study of ionic conductivity in silver borate glasses is presented, which includes (i) a full characterization of the ion transport properties in the AgI:Ag₂O:B₂O₃ glasses, (ii) results for glasses where iodine is totally or partially substituted by another halide, (iii) mixed-cation effects. A substantial portion of the paper discusses the relationship between local order and ion transport properties of borate glasses and vitreous electrolyte systems.     

Stable and metastable phases in Agl-containing silver borate glasses

This paper studies the thermal stability and the glass formation region the Agl-Ag₂O-B₂O₃ system. The miscibility range of the components has been investigated by direct visual observation at 1000°C, i.e. where the system is liquid over the entire compositional range. By combining X-ray and differential thermal analysis (DTA) measurements, the large region of glass formation of the system has been determined. The dependence of the glass transition temperature upon the glass composition is discussed. Series of glasses have been annealed over extended time intervals above the glass transition temperature in order to characterize the “equilibrium” phase diagram for the system. Analysis of the annealed materials shows that several crystalline compounds form upon annealing.     

Self-similarity in highway traffic

Highway traffic as simulated with a simple cellular automata model has been analysed in a search for self-similarity in the behaviour of car density and car flow as a function of space. Fractal dimensions between 1.5 and 1.6, depending on the simulation characteristics, have been measured with a box counting algorithm. The self-similarity spans over about 2 orders of magnitude. A comparison with experimental data is suggested. Received 23 April 2001 and Received in final form 28 September 2001     

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