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In this paper, we define the phase response for a class of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) linear time-invariant (LTI) systems whose frequency responses are (semi-)sectorial at all frequencies. The newly defined phase concept subsumes the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-10-24 Wei Chen , Dan Wang , Sei Zhen Khong , Li Qiu

In this paper, we propose a definition of phase for a class of stable nonlinear systems called semi-sectorial systems, from an input-output perspective. The definition involves the Hilbert transform as a critical instrument to complexify…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-05-04 Chao Chen , Di Zhao , Wei Chen , Sei Zhen Khong , Li Qiu

In this paper, we investigate the feedback stability of multiple-input multiple-output linear time-invariant systems with combined gain and phase information. To begin with, we explore the stability condition for a class of so-called easily…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-22 Di Zhao , Wei Chen , Li Qiu

In this paper, we introduce a definition of phase response for a class of multi-input multi-output (MIMO) linear time-invariant (LTI) systems, the frequency responses of which are cramped at all frequencies. This phase concept generalizes…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2019-04-09 Wei Chen , Dan Wang , Sei Zhen Khong , Li Qiu

In this paper, we show that the small phase condition is both sufficient and necessary to ensure the feedback stability when the interconnected systems are symmetric. Such symmetric systems arise in diverse applications. The key lies in…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-10 Xiaokan Yang , Wei Chen , Li Qiu

The stability of interconnected linear time-invariant systems using singular values and the small gain theorem has been studied for many decades. The methods of mu-analysis and synthesis has been extensively developed to provide robustness…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-12-19 Luke Woolcock , Robert Schmid

This paper introduces and studies the notion of output-input stability, which represents a variant of the minimum-phase property for general smooth nonlinear control systems. The definition of output-input stability does not rely on a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-11-17 Daniel Liberzon , A. Stephen Morse , Eduardo D. Sontag

It is known that the stability of a feedback interconnection of two linear time-invariant systems implies that the graphs of the open-loop systems are quadratically separated. This separation is defined by an object known as the multiplier.…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-16 Axel Ringh , Xin Mao , Wei Chen , Li Qiu , Sei Zhen Khong

This paper proposes decentralized stability conditions for multi-converter systems based on the combination of the small gain theorem and the small phase theorem. Instead of directly computing the closed-loop dynamics, e.g., eigenvalues of…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-11 Linbin Huang , Dan Wang , Xiongfei Wang , Huanhai Xin , Ping Ju , Karl H. Johansson , Florian Dörfler

Hybrid dynamical systems characterized by discrete switching of smooth dynamics have been used to model various rhythmic phenomena. However, the phase reduction theory, a fundamental framework for analyzing the synchronization of…

Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems · Physics 2017-02-01 Sho Shirasaka , Wataru Kurebayashi , Hiroya Nakao

The cyclic feedback interconnection of $n$ subsystems is the basic building block of control theory. Many robust stability tools have been developed for this interconnection. Two notable examples are the small gain theorem and the Secant…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-05-04 Richard Pates

In this paper, we introduce an angle notion called the singular angle for nonlinear systems from an input-output perspective. The proposed system singular angle, based on the angle between $L_2$-signals, describes an upper bound for the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-10 Chao Chen , Di Zhao , Sei Zhen Khong

A functional limit theorem is established for the partial-sum process of a class of stationary sequences which exhibit both heavy tails and long-range dependence. The stationary sequence is constructed using multiple stochastic integrals…

Probability · Mathematics 2020-04-09 Shuyang Bai , Takashi Owada , Yizao Wang

In this paper we define the notion of slow divergence integral along sliding segments in regularized planar piecewise smooth systems. The boundary of such segments may contain diverse tangency points. We show that the slow divergence…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2025-08-05 Renato Huzak , Kristian Uldall Kristiansen , Goran Radunović

Time-dependently driven stochastic systems form a vast and manifold class of non-equilibrium systems used to model important applications on small length scales such as bit erasure protocols or microscopic heat engines. One property that…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-04-07 Julius Degünther , Timur Koyuk , Udo Seifert

The investigation of the Hamiltonian dynamical counterpart of phase transitions, combined with the Riemannian geometrization of Hamiltonian dynamics, has led to a preliminary formulation of a differential-topological theory of phase…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2022-08-19 Matteo Gori , Roberto Franzosi , Giulio Pettini , Marco Pettini

The identification and classification of phases in small systems, e.g. nuclei, social and financial networks, clusters, and biological systems, where the traditional definitions of phase transitions are not applicable, is important to…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-07 Oliver Muelken , Heinrich Stamerjohanns , Peter Borrmann

The increasing share of converter based resources in power systems calls for scalable methods to analyse stability without relying on exhaustive system wide simulations. Decentralized small gain and small-phase criteria have recently been…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2026-04-15 Diego Cifelli , Adolfo Anta

The phase reduction technique is essential for studying rhythmic phenomena across various scientific fields. It allows the complex dynamics of high-dimensional oscillatory systems to be expressed by a single phase variable. This paper…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2026-01-01 Zeray Hagos Gebrezabher

Intractable phase dynamics often challenge our understanding of complex oscillatory systems, hindering the exploration of synchronisation, chaos, and emergent phenomena across diverse fields. We introduce a novel conceptual framework for…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2024-07-02 Marco Thiel
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