Cellular Automaton Modeling of Passenger Transport Systems

Jamming phenomena are observed everywhere in our daily live. These stagnations in flow occur not only on highways, but also in stadiums, in public transportation like buses and trains, in the world of the Internet, and even in our bodies. Almost everyone will have a negative image of a “jam”, which means the clogging of the flow of traffic, however we do have positive reactions to some kinds of jams. For instance, it is gratifying to interrupt the transmission of infectious disease or prevent the spreading of fire.