Math and Traffic

This is a compilation of resources, analyses, and brainstorming work all devoted to traffic.

The motivation for this work is to apply very old, somewhat traditional, and 'cutting edge' mathematics to the problem of traffic.  The approach is to consider traffic as a network and alternatively as a dynamical system.

The intent is for each post to build upon the previous post, such that the posts will expand upon the knowledge presented on the site.  The site intends to present background material as it is applicable, and as it is important to understand any analysis or thought experiment.

Ideally, the course will progress from thought experiments and research to simplified simulations.  Occasionally there will be reports on tangents - and hopefully they will be self contained. However, sometimes tangents lead to breakthroughs - so they may merit more than a single posting.  Tangents will be labeled.

This project welcomes collaboration - so if you spend an unruly amount of time thinking about traffic - and have some ideas - I'd love it if you shared them.  Equivalently, if you have observed any maddening or obscure traffic phenomena, I'd also love to hear about it.

Thanks for the ideas!