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We consider a continuous-time linear time-invariant dynamical system that admits an invariant cone. For the case of a self-dual and homogeneous cone we show that if the system is asymptotically stable then it admits a quadratic Lyapunov…
Delay-differential equations are functional differential equations that involve shifts and derivatives with respect to a single independent variable. Some integrability candidates in this class have been identified by various means. For…
In this paper, we use what we call the shift operator so that general delay dynamic equations of the form \[ x^{\Delta}(t)=a(t)x(t)+b(t)x(\delta_{-}(h,t))\delta_{-}^{\Delta}% (h,t),\ \ \ t\in\lbrack t_{0},\infty)_{\mathbb{T}}% \] can be…
This paper proposes methods to handle the problem of delay range stability analysis for a linear coupled differential-difference system (CDDS) with distributed delays subject to dissipative constraints. The model of linear CDDS contains…
We prove the necessary and sufficient conditions for practical stability of nonlinear dynamical system at general phase restrictions. In such a case the Lyapunov function is nondifferentiable. But if the set of initial data is starry…
Although the limit cycle have been studied for more than 100 years, the existence of its Lyapunov function is still poorly understood. By considering a common limit cycle system, a puzzle related to the existence of Lyapunov functions for…
We discuss the existence of solutions with oblique asymptotes to a class of second order nonlinear ordinary differential equations by means of Lyapunov functions. The approach is new in this field and allows for simpler proofs of general…
Switched linear hyperbolic partial differential equations are considered in this paper. They model infinite dimensional systems of conservation laws and balance laws, which are potentially affected by a distributed source or sink term. The…
While there has been increasing interest in using neural networks to compute Lyapunov functions, verifying that these functions satisfy the Lyapunov conditions and certifying stability regions remain challenging due to the curse of…
In this paper, we prove a theorem of linearized asymptotic stability for fractional differential equations with a time delay. More precisely, using the method of linearization of a nonlinear equation along an orbit (Lyapunov's first…
This paper considers the stability problem of a linear time invariant system in feedback with a string equation. A new Lyapunov functional candidate is proposed based on the use of augmented states which enriches and encompasses the…
We introduce the concept of sos-convex Lyapunov functions for stability analysis of both linear and nonlinear difference inclusions (also known as discrete-time switched systems). These are polynomial Lyapunov functions that have an…
We present here the details of a backstepping transformation aiming at reformulating the dynamics of a nonlinear systems subject to unknown long input delay in a form which is suitable for Lyapunov stability analysis. The control law…
The present paper addresses the swing equation with additional delayed damping as an example for pendulum-like systems. In this context, it is proved that recurring sub- and supercritical Hopf bifurcations occur if time delay is increased.…
We reinvestigate the dynamical behavior of a first order scalar nonlinear delay differential equation with piecewise linearity and identify several interesting features in the nature of bifurcations and chaos associated with it as a…
In this paper, we consider linear switched systems $\dot x(t)=A_{u(t)} x(t)$, $x\in\R^n$, $u\in U$, and the problem of asymptotic stability for arbitrary switching functions, uniform with respect to switching ({\bf UAS} for short). We first…
In 1892, Lyapunov provided a fundamental contribution to stability theory by introducing so-called Lyapunov functions and Lyapunov equilibria. He subsequently showed that, for linear systems, the two concepts are equivalent. These concepts…
In this letter we introduce a class of delayed kinetic systems derived from mass action type reaction network models. We define the time delayed positive stoichiometric compatibility classes and the notion of complex balanced time delayed…
The delay Lyapunov equation is an important matrix boundary-value problem which arises as an analogue of the Lyapunov equation in the study of time-delay systems $\dot{x}(t) = A_0x(t)+A_1x(t-\tau)+B_0u(t)$. We propose a new algorithm for…
In this article, we provide a general strategy based on Lyapunov functionals to analyse global asymptotic stability of linear infinite-dimensional systems subject to nonlinear dampings under the assumption that the origin of the system is…