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physics.soc-ph2008★ 139 cited
Optimal boarding method for airline passengers
Jason H. Steffen
Using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo optimization algorithm and a computer simulation, I find the passenger ordering which minimizes the time required to board the passengers onto an a…
physics.soc-ph2008★ 44 cited
A statistical mechanics model for free-for-all airplane passenger boarding
Jason H. Steffen
I present and discuss a model for the free-for-all passenger boarding which is employed by some discount air carriers. The model is based on the principles of statistical mechanics…