arXiv:1904.06612physics.soc-ph
Simple Parking Strategies
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Abstract
We investigate simple strategies that embody the decisions that one faces when trying to park near a popular destination. Should one park far from the target (destination), where finding a spot is easy, but then be faced with a long walk, or should one attempt to look for a desirable spot close to the target, where spots may be hard to find? We study an idealized parking process on a one-dimensional geometry where the desired target is located at $x=0$, cars enter the system from the right at a rate $λ$ and each car leaves at a unit rate. We analyze three parking strategies---meek, prudent, and optimistic---and determine which is optimal.
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