Ideal Flow Network for Transportation Research : Unveiling the Hidden Secret of Nature to Solve Traffic Congestion / by Kardi Teknomo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Teknomo, Kardi.

Series:

Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure, 2523-3459

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Transportation engineering.

Traffic engineering.

Computational intelligence.

Artificial intelligence.

Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering.

Computational Intelligence.

Intelligence Infrastructure.

Local Subjects:

Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering.

Computational Intelligence.

Intelligence Infrastructure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (655 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2026.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2026.

Summary:

This book introduces groundbreaking concepts for understanding and managing urban traffic congestion through the lens of the Ideal Flow Network (IFN). Developed over a decade of research, grounded in graph theory, information theory, and Markov chains principles, it reveals that every network has a natural, optimal steady-state flow distribution, which is an intrinsic property of a network's structure, independent of transient demand. The central thesis presents Premagic Equilibrium, a theoretical state where congestion is uniformly distributed across all links, and mathematically proves how this ideal resolves the classic tension between individual driver choices and system-wide efficiency. Planners will discover practical, data-light techniques to calibrate the model that sidesteps costly origin-destination matrices. Readers will explore a formal "chemistry of transport policy" where interventions are defined as auditable "atomic" and "molecular" actions. This approach provides a systematic grammar for policy design, simulation, and optimization. All of these original insights aim to provide an innovative theoretical solution to traffic congestion. With accessible mathematical explanations, step-by-step guides, and integration with practical tools such as IFN-Transport software (available as open source on GitHub and online in Revoledu.com) and an IFN Excel Add-In, this book empower readers to experiment with the theory and apply it to real-world situations. Illustrations, tables, and diagrams clarify complex ideas, making the content approachable for both professionals and students in transport engineering, urban planning, computer science, geography, and related fields. This book not only reveals hidden patterns in nature through the mathematics of IFN but also empowers readers to tackle traffic congestion creatively and ethically, offering theoretical and practical benefits to researchers, software developers, and problem solvers alike.

Contents:

Introduction to Mathematical Modelling

Ideal Flow Network (IFN)

Graph Theory

Linear Algebra

Algebraic Graph Theory

Stochastic Process

Entropy

Markov Chain

Calculus Based Optimization

Manual Computation of IFN

IFN with Equal Outflow or Inflow

Network Structure and Utilization

Random Walk on Network

Ideal Flow of Markov Chain

Probabilities in IFN

Trajectory Probability

Modelling with Source and Sink in a Reducible Network

Equivalent Ideal Flow Networks

Premagic Capacity

IFN based on Maximum Entropy

Dual Network

Link and Network Degree of Freedom

Ideal Flow with Local Scaling

Symmetric Ideal Flow Matrix

Perturbation Analysis

Eulerian Network

Traffic Congestion Solutions

Ideal Flow Model for Traffic Assignment

Link Flow based IFN Calibration

Link Flow Calibration Based on Maximum Entropy

Model Comparison

Intersection Analysis

Dual Network Scenarios

Flow Stochastic from Origin Destination (OD)

Intelligent Transportation System

Braess Paradox

Scenario Analysis using IFN.

Notes:

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ISBN:

981-9547-27-X

9789819547272

OCLC:

1572073319