Analysis of airplane boarding via space-time geometry and random matrix theory
Eitan Bachmat, Daniel Berend, Luba Sapir, Steven Skiena, Natan Stolyarov
Abstract
We show that airplane boarding can be asymptotically modeled by 2-dimensional Lorentzian geometry. Boarding time is given by the maximal proper time among curves in the model. Discrepancies between the model and simulation results are closely related to random matrix theory. We then show how such models can be used to explain why some commonly practiced airline boarding policies are ineffective and even detrimental.
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