Noise enhanced efficiency of ordered traffic
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A previously defined model of a single traffic junction between a main and a side road is studied. The incoming traffic from the main road is assumed to be periodic but modulated by Gaussian noise of strength D with a power spectrum of 1/f(k) type with k 0. It is shown that the overall traffic efficiency can be enhanced by applying the noise, whereas the exponent k of the power spectrum plays an important role for further enhancement. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V.