Positive Linear Systems

LORENZO FARINA, PhD, is Associate Professor of Modeling and Simulation, Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica, Universita di Roma "La Sapienza," Italy. SERGIO RINALDI, PhD, is Full Professor of Systems Theory, Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione, Politecnico di Milano, Italy.

• DEFINITIONS. Definitions and Conditions of Positivity. Influence Graphs. Irreducibility, Excitability and Transparency. PROPERTIES. Stability. Spectral Characterization of Irreducible Systems. Positivity of Equilibria. Reachability and Observability. Realization. Minimum Phase. Interconnected Systems. APPLICATIONS. Input-Output Analysis. Age-Structured Population Models. Markov Chains. Compartmental Systems. Queueing Systems. Conclusions. Annotated Bibliography. Bibliography. Appendices. Index.

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