Geometric singular perturbation approach to the existence and instability of stationary waves for viscous traffic flow models

John M. Hong; Cheng-Hsiung Hsu; Bo-Chih Huang; Tzi-Sheng Yang

doi:10.3934/cpaa.2013.12.1501

Article Contents

2013, Volume 12, Issue 3: 1501-1526. Doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2013.12.1501

This issue Previous Article Asymptotic analysis of continuous opinion dynamics models under bounded confidence Next Article

Geometric singular perturbation approach to the existence and instability of stationary waves for viscous traffic flow models

1.
Department of Mathematics, National Central University, Chung-Li 32001
2.
Department of Mathematics, National Central University, Chung-Li 32054
3.
Department of Mathematics, Tunghai University, Taichung 40704

Received: October 31, 2011

Revised: June 30, 2012

Published: April 2013

Abstract Related Papers Cited by

Abstract

The purpose of this work is to study the existence and stability of stationary waves for viscous traffic flow models. From the viewpoint of dynamical systems, the steady-state problem of the systems can be formulated as a singularly perturbed problem. Using the geometric singular perturbation method, we establish the existence of stationary waves for both the inviscid and viscous systems. The inviscid stationary waves contain smooth waves and discontinuous transonic waves. Both waves admit viscous profiles for the viscous systems. Then we consider the linearized eigenvalue problem of the systems along smooth stationary waves. Applying the technique of center manifold reduction, we show that any one of the supersonic smooth stationary waves is spectrally unstable.

Keywords:

Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35L65, 35L67; Secondary: 34B16, 34E20, 37D10.

Citation:

Related Papers

Cited by

References

[1]	S. Bianchini and A. Bressan, Vanishing viscosity solutions of nonlinear hyperbolic systems, Ann. of Math., 161 (2005), 223-342.doi: 10.4007/annals.2005.161.223.
[2]	A. Aw, A. Klar, T. Materne and M. Rascle, Derivation of continuum traffic flow models from microscopic follow-the-leader models, SIAM J. Appl. Math., 63 (2002), 259-278.doi: 10.1137/S0036139900380955.
[3]	A. Aw and M. Rascle, Resurrection of "second order" models of traffic flow, SIAM J. Appl. Math., 60 (2000), 916-938.doi: 10.1137/S0036139997332099.
[4]	C. M. Dafermos, "Hyperbolic Conservation Laws in Continuum Physics," 2nd edition, Grundlehren der Mathematischen Wissenschaften (German) [Fundamental Principles of Mathematical Sciences], 325, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2005.doi: 10.1007/s11012-008-9160-4.
[5]	J. M. Del Castillo, P. Pintado and F. G. Benitez, A formulation of reaction time of traffic flow models, in "Transportation and Traffic Theory" (C. F. Daganzo eds.), Elsevier, Amsterdam, (1993), 387-405.
[6]	N. Fenichel, Persistence and smoothness of invariant manifolds and flows, Indiana Univ. Math. J., 21 (1971), 193-226.doi: 10.1512/iumj.1971.21.21017.
[7]	N. Fenichel, Geometric singular perturbation theory for ordinary differential equations, J. Diff. Eqns., 31 (1979), 53-98.doi: 10.1016/0022-0396(79)90152-9.
[8]	L. R. Foy, Steady state solution of hyperbolic systems of conservation laws with viscosity terms, Comm. Pure Appl. Math., 17 (1964), 177-188.doi: 10.1002/cpa.3160170204.
[9]	J. Goodman and Z. Xin, Viscous limits for piecewise smooth solutions to systems of conservation laws, Arch. Rational Mech. Anal., 121 (1992), 235-265.doi: 10.1007/BF00410614.
[10]	H. Holden and N. H. Risebro, A mathematical model of traffic flow on a network of unidirectional roads, SIAM J. Math. Anal., 26 (1995), 999-1017.doi: 10.1137/S0036141093243289.
[11]	J. M. Hong, C.-H. Hsu and B-C. Huang, Existence and uniqueness of generalized stationary waves for viscous gas flow through a nozzle with discontinuous cross section, J. Diff. Eqns., 253 (2012), 1088-1110.doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2012.04.021.
[12]	J. M. Hong, C.-H. Hsu and W. Liu, Viscous standing asymptotic states of isentropic compressible flows through a nozzle, Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal., 196 (2010), 575-597.doi: 10.1007/s00205-009-0245-6.
[13]	J. M. Hong, C.-H. Hsu and W. Liu, Inviscid and viscous stationary waves of gas flow through contracting-expanding nozzles, J. Diff. Eqns., 248 (2010), 50-76.doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2009.06.016.
[14]	J. M. Hong, C.-H. Hsu, Y.-C. Lin and W. Liu, Linear stability of the sub-to-super inviscid transonic stationary wave for gas flow in a nozzle of varying area, preprint.
[15]	C. K. R. T. Jones, Geometric singular perturbation theory, in "Dynamical Systems"(R. Johnson eds.), Lecture Notes in Math., 1609, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1994, 44-118.doi: 10.1007/BFb0095239.
[16]	R. D. Kühne, Freeway control and incident detection using a stochastic continuum theory of traffic flow, in "Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Applied Advanced Technology in Transportation Engineering," San Diego, CA, 1989, 287-292.
[17]	R. D. Kühne and R. Beckschulte, Non-linearity stochastics of unstable traffic flow, in "Transportation and Traffic Theory"(C. F. Daganzo eds.), Elsevier Science Publishers, (1993), 367-386.
[18]	M. J. Lighthill and G. B. Whittam, On kinematic waves: II. A theory of traffic flow on long crowded roads, Proc. Roy. Soc. London. Ser. A., 229 (1995), 317-345.doi: 10.1098/rspa.1955.0089.
[19]	T. Li, Stability of traveling waves in quasi-linear hyperbolic systems with relaxation and diffusion, SIAM. J. Math. Anal., 40 (2008), 1058-1075.doi: 10.1137/070690638.
[20]	T. Li and H.-L. Liu, Critical thresholds in a relaxation model for traffic flows, Indiana Univ. Math. J., 57 (2008), 1409-1430.doi: 10.1512/iumj.2008.57.3215.
[21]	W. Liu, Multiple viscous wave fan profiles for Riemann solutions of hyperbolic systems of conservation laws, Discrete Contin. Dynam. Syst., 10 (2004), 871-884.doi: 10.3934/dcds.2004.10.871.
[22]	H. J. Payne, Models of freeway traffic and control, in "Mathematical Models of Public Systems" (G. A. Bekey eds.), Simulation Councils Proc. Ser., 1 (1971), 51-60.
[23]	P. I. Richards, Shock waves on the highway, Operations Res., 4 (1956), 42-51.doi: 10.1287/opre.4.1.42.
[24]	S. Schecter, Undercompressive shock waves and the Dafermos regularization, Nonlinearity, 15 (2002), 1361-1377.doi: 10.1088/0951-7715/15/4/318.
[25]	S. Schecter and P. Szmolyan, Composite waves in the Dafermos regularization, J. Dynam. Differential Equations, 16 (2004), 847-867.doi: 10.1007/s10884-004-6698-2.
[26]	P. Szmolyan and M. Wechselberger, Canards in $R^3$, J. Diff. Eqns., 177 (2001), 419-453.doi: 10.1006/jdeq.2001.4001.
[27]	B. Whitham, "Linear and nonlinear waves," Pure and Applied Mathematics, Wiley-Interscience [John Wiley & Sons], New York-London-Sydney, 1974.doi: 10.1002/9781118032954.
[28]	H. M. Zhang, A theory of nonequilibrium traffic flow, Transportation Research-B., 32 (1998), 485-498.doi: 10.1016/S0191-2615(98)00014-9.
[29]	H. M. Zhang, Structural properties of solutions arising from a nonequilibrium traffic flow theory, Transportation Research-B., 34 (2000), 583-603.doi: 10.1016/S0191-2615(99)00041-7.
[30]	H. M. Zhang, Driver memory, traffic viscosity and a viscous vehicular traffic flow model, Transportation Research-B., 37 (2003), 27-41.doi: 10.1016/S0191-2615(01)00043-1.