Development of the Theory of Macrosystems as a Necessary Condition for Improving Quality of Transport Modelling

Abstract

The issues of development of the theory of transport macrosystems are considered regarding results obtained in the works of A. G. Wilson, Yu. S. Popkov, A. V. Gasnikov, E. V. Gasnikova and others. The transport macrosystem is considered a complex multicomponent system to which series of thermodynamic analogy can be applied (equilibrium state, information entropy as a function of state parameters, the presence of basic phenomenological schemes for filling of states with elements, etc.). To further develop the theory of development of transport modelling, which is the objective of the article, it is proposed to consider circumstances that reflect modern trends in development of transport systems: diversity of transport systems, dynamic nature of its functioning, many different elements that can obey different models for filling of states. To implement this task, various methods are used: equation of the transport process introduced by the author, which makes it quite easy to go to quasi-dynamic formulations of transport modelling problems, as well as a general formal representation of the system as a set of elements, which is determined based on the analysis of many works of domestic authors. The conclusion is dedicated to discussion of issues of further development of the theory of transport macrosystems in a dynamic setting.