A new version of Godunov’s scheme is proposed to compute the solutions of a traffic flow model with phase transitions. The scheme is based on a modified averaging strategy and a sampling procedure.
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Chalons, C., Goatin, P. (2008). Computing Phase Transitions Arising in Traffic Flow Modeling. In: Benzoni-Gavage, S., Serre, D. (eds) Hyperbolic Problems: Theory, Numerics, Applications. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75712-2_54
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