Systems Models for Transportation Problems. Volume I:Introducing a Systems Science for Transportation Planning.

摘要

The objective of the research is the examination of urban transportations'problems through the development of physically based systems models which use the physical principles of statistical mechanics and irreversible thermodynamics. In this introductory portion of a systems science for transportation planning,which is based on the statistical physics of ensembles, a foundation is laid on how statistical mechanics,equilibrium thermodynamics,and near equilibrium thermodynamics can be used for systems other than the atoms and molecules of its standard application. Its relevance to living systems is indicated. To provide some insight to its application,three example systems are briefly discussed --rivers,the vascular system in mammals,and the development of the nervous system and the evolution of intelligence in the living system. The study then considers social nets. The likely problems of the social net,particularly as they bear on transportation and transportation research and development,are discussed.