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unusual facts about Dietrich Braess


Downs–Thomson paradox

A 1968 article by Dietrich Braess, now at the Faculty of Mathematics in Ruhr University, pointed out the existence of this counter-intuitive occurrence on networks: the Braess' paradox states that adding extra capacity to a network, when the moving entities selfishly choose their route, can in some cases reduce overall performance.



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