Braess's paradox

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:paradox
gptkbp:appliesTo electrical networks
road traffic networks
supply networks
gptkbp:category transport phenomena
paradoxes in mathematics
gptkbp:describes counterintuitive effect in networks
gptkbp:example adding a new road can increase overall travel time for all users
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
game theory
traffic engineering
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1968
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Braess's paradox
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Dietrich_Braess
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nash_equilibrium
network flow
selfish routing
gptkbp:state adding extra capacity to a network can reduce overall performance
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Price_of_Anarchy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6