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This phenomenon can be modeled with the Newell-Daganzo flux function. This phenomenon is modeled by a self-organizing cellular automaton in the Biham-Middleton-Levine model. This phenomenon is characterized by phase transitions between states labeled F, S, and J in a theory developed (15[1])by Boris Kerner. A 1955 paper by Lighthill and Whitham described disturbances in this phenomenon as either shock waves or kinematic waves. You can pick any (15[1])two of flow, velocity, and density to be the axes of this phenomenon's so-called (*) “fundamental diagram.” This phenomenon can be complicated by a stationary or moving bottleneck, producing upstream congestion. (10[1])For 10 points, name this phenomenon, (10[1])where demand near the maximum capacity can lead to namesake slow-moving (10[1])“jams.” (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: vehicle traffic (accept traffic congestion or traffic jams or traffic flow, prompt on “congestion” by asking “what's causing the congestion?”, reject “network traffic”; reject answers like “driving” or “using roads”)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Undetermined 4thBrownstein et al.Mojo Shojo4015
Iain CarpenterIllinoisAmartya Senpai Notice Me6615
Vivek SasseChicago B+Purdue University Fightin' Hadrien Davids9610
Chris RayOSUChicago A10210
Jason AsherEpic GamesNorthwestern11310
Jeremy CummingsWUSTLMichigan11410

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2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%33%0%88.50
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%106.00
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%0%109.67
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%33%0%88.67
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%25%0%91.75
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%0%105.50
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%0%114.67