M-matrices and global convergence of discontinuous neural networks

International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 105-130

  Forti, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Convergence in finite time; Discontinuous neuron activations; Global exponential convergence; Neural networks; Sliding modes

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE AUTOMATA; LYAPUNOV FUNCTIONS;

CONVERGENCE IN FINITE TIME; DISCONTINUOUS NEURON ACTIVATIONS; GLOBAL EXPONENTIAL CONVERGENCE; SLIDING MODES;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 33947725692     PISSN: 00989886     EISSN: 1097007X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cta.381     Document Type: Article

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