International Journal of applied mathematics and computer science

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Number 6 - December 2001
Volume 11 - 2001

Factorization of the Popov function of a multivariable linear distributed parameter system in the non-coercive case: A penalization approach

Luciano Pandolfi

Abstract
We study the construction of an outer factor to a positive definite Popov function ∏(iω) of a distributed parameter system. We assume that ∏(iω) is a non-negative definite matrix with non-zero determinant. Coercivity is not assumed. We present a penalization approach which gives an outer factor just in the case when there exists any outer factor.

Keywords
linear distributed systems, dissipative systems, factorization, outer factor, Popov function