Feedback stabilization of isospectral control systems on complex flag manifolds: Application to quantum ensembles

IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2019-2028

  Altafini, Claudio ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bilinear control systems; Control systems; Convergence; Convergence analysis; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Equations; Feedback stabilization; Manifolds; Matrix decomposition; Quantum control; Quantum mechanics

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS; CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; QUANTUM THEORY; STATE FEEDBACK;

BILINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS; QUANTUM CONTROL;

FEEDBACK CONTROL;

EID: 38149021375     PISSN: 00189286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAC.2007.908306     Document Type: Article

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