Concept information
Preferred term
Lyapunov stability
Definition(s)
- Various types of stability may be discussed for the solutions of differential equations or difference equations describing dynamical systems. The most important type is that concerning the stability of solutions near to a point of equilibrium. This may be discussed by the theory of Aleksandr Lyapunov. In simple terms, if the solutions that start out near an equilibrium point xₑ stay near xₑ forever, then xₑ is Lyapunov stable. More strongly, if xₑ is Lyapunov stable and all solutions that start out near xₑ converge to xₑ, then xₑ is asymptotically stable. The notion of exponential stability guarantees a minimal rate of decay, i.e., an estimate of how quickly the solutions converge. The idea of Lyapunov stability can be extended to infinite-dimensional manifolds, where it is known as structural stability, which concerns the behavior of different but "nearby" solutions to differential equations. Input-to-state stability (ISS) applies Lyapunov notions to systems with inputs. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyapunov_stability)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- asymptotic stability
In other languages
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French
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stabilité asymptotique
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stabilité de Lyapounov
URI
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