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           16:00 - 17:00     Mathematics Colloquium
Traffic Jams: A Mathematical Problem?

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MATHEMATICS

Traffic jams are nightmares in large cities. I would like to explain some mathematical ideas around the global dynamics of vehicles in complex networks. I will first show some paradoxes, like for instance the fact that it is sometimes a good idea to close a street in order to improve the traffic. Then I will describe some theorems which may not solve the problem, but which at least provide a better understanding of the phenomenon. ...