The Lyapunov stability method is the most popular and applicable stability analysis tool of nonlinear dynamic systems. However, there are some bottlenecks in the Lyapunov method, such as need for negative definiteness of the Lyapunov function derivative in the direction of the system’s solutions. In this paper, we develop a new theorem to dispense the need for negative definite-ness of Lyapunov...

Stability plays an important role in the theory of dynamical systems and control. It characterizes the property of an unperturbed trajectory that all perturbed trajectories starting nearby stay nearby: small perturbations cause only small changes in the system behavior. The most important concept of stability has bee introduced by the Russian mathematician A. M. Lyapunov in 1892. Based on his f...

A  tuberculosis (TB) model with  lost sight  and multiple latent classes  is considered and studied. We derive the basic reproduction ratio $mathcal R_0$. There is always a globally asymptotically stable equilibrium state. Depending on the value of   $mathcal{R}_0$, this state can be either endemic ($mathcal{R}_0> 1$), or infection-free ($mathcal{R}_0leq 1$). The global asymptotic stability of ...

A novel nonlinear fractional order sliding mode controller is proposed to control the chaotic atomic force microscope system in presence of uncertainties and disturbances. In the design of the suggested fractional order controller, conformable fractional order derivative is applied. The stability of the scheme is proved by means of the Lyapunov theory based on conformable fractional order deriv...

Abstract—In this paper, a class of generalized bi-directional associative memory (BAM) neural networks with mixed delays is investigated. On the basis of Lyapunov stability theory and contraction mapping theorem, some new sufficient conditions are established for the existence and uniqueness and globally exponential stability of equilibrium, which generalize and improve the previously known res...

A nonlinear chattering-free sliding mode control method is designed to stabilize fractional chaotic systems with model uncertainties and external disturbances. The main feature of this controller is rapid convergence to equilibrium point, minimize chattering and resistance against uncertainties. The frequency distributed model is used to prove the stability of the controlled system based on dir...

Ecologists have proposed several incompatible definitions of ecological stability. Emulating physicists, mathematical ecologists commonly define it as Lyapunov stability. This formalizes the problematic concept by integrating it into a well-developed mathematical theory. The formalization also seems to capture the intuition that ecological stability depends on how ecological systems respond to ...

In Robust control design of nonlinear uncertain systems, stability theory plays an important role in engineering systems. For any given control system, it is crucial to have a stable system since an unstable control system is useless. Lyapunov . stability criterion is a general and useful procedure for studying the stability of nonlinear systems. The Lyapunov stability theory include two method...