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Eigenvalue Clustering, Control Energy, and Logarithmic Capacity

Optimization and Control 2016-04-26 v3 Systems and Control

Abstract

We prove two bounds showing that if the eigenvalues of a matrix are clustered in a region of the complex plane then the corresponding discrete-time linear system requires significant energy to control. A curious feature of one of our bounds is that the dependence on the region is via its logarithmic capacity, which is a measure of how well a unit of mass may be spread out over the region to minimize a logarithmic potential.

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@article{arxiv.1511.00205,
  title  = {Eigenvalue Clustering, Control Energy, and Logarithmic Capacity},
  author = {Alex Olshevsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1511.00205},
  year   = {2016}
}
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