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It is suggested that the question of existence of a jamming phase transition in a broad class of single-lane cellular-automaton traffic models may be studied using a correspondence to the asymmetric chipping model. In models where such correspondence is applicable, jamming phase transition does not take place. Rather, the system exhibits a smooth crossover between free-flow and jammed states, as the car density is increased.
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Levine, E., Ziv, G., Gray, L. et al. Phase Transitions in Traffic Models. J Stat Phys 117, 819–830 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-004-5706-6
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-004-5706-6