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... region in which p Pmax is the characteristic emanating from x = 0 ( at t = 0 ) . The cars are still bumper to bumper in the region indicated in Fig . 72-4 on the left , x < Pmaxu ' ( Pmax ) t . After the light changes to green the cars ...
... region in which p Pmax is the characteristic emanating from x = 0 ( at t = 0 ) . The cars are still bumper to bumper in the region indicated in Fig . 72-4 on the left , x < Pmaxu ' ( Pmax ) t . After the light changes to green the cars ...
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... region of fanlike characteristics . An explicit example of this calculation is discussed in the next section . However , some- times only a sketch of dq / dp may be known , as shown in Fig . 72-10 . As always , we have assumed that dq ...
... region of fanlike characteristics . An explicit example of this calculation is discussed in the next section . However , some- times only a sketch of dq / dp may be known , as shown in Fig . 72-10 . As always , we have assumed that dq ...
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... regions without entrances , the characteristics are straight . In the entrance region of the highway ( B = B. ) , the characteristics are parabolas . Some of these parabolas start at t = 0 at x = x , from regions of zero traffic density ...
... regions without entrances , the characteristics are straight . In the entrance region of the highway ( B = B. ) , the characteristics are parabolas . Some of these parabolas start at t = 0 at x = x , from regions of zero traffic density ...
Contents
Mechanical Vibrations 1 | 3 |
NEWTONS LAW | 4 |
AS APPLIED TO A SPRINGMASS SYSTEM | 6 |
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