Preface | |
Basic Theory | p. 1 |
Definitions of stability | p. 2 |
Basic Lyapunov theory | p. 11 |
Comparison method | p. 25 |
Converse theorem | p. 39 |
Boundedness and Lagrange stability | p. 48 |
Practical stability | p. 55 |
(h[subscript o], h, M[subscript o])-stability | p. 68 |
Invariance principle | p. 79 |
Refinements | p. 89 |
Several Lyapunov functions | p. 91 |
Perturbations of Lyapunov functions | p. 107 |
Several Lyapunov functions (continued) | p. 125 |
Method of vector Lyapunov functions | p. 131 |
Perturbed systems | p. 153 |
Variation of Lyapunov's method | p. 169 |
Integral stability | p. 180 |
Perturbations of Lyapunov functions (continued) | p. 192 |
Method of higher derivatives | p. 200 |
Comparison systems | p. 207 |
Cone-valued Lyapunov functions | p. 214 |
Extensions | p. 223 |
Delay differential equations | p. 225 |
Impulsive differential systems | p. 255 |
Stabilization of control systems | p. 279 |
Impulsive integro-differential systems | p. 296 |
Discrete systems | p. 310 |
Random differential systems | p. 319 |
Dynamical systems on time scales | p. 330 |
Applications | p. 353 |
Holomorphic mechanical systems | p. 354 |
Motion of winged aircraft | p. 361 |
Models from economics | p. 364 |
Motion of a length-varying pendulum | p. 369 |
Population models | p. 373 |
Angular motion of rigid bodies | p. 380 |
Reference | p. 387 |
Index | p. 397 |
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