15A24 Matrix equations and identities
We derive formulas for the minimal positive solution of a
particular non-symmetric Riccati
equation arising in transport theory. The formulas are based
on the eigenvalues of an
associated matrix. We use the formulas to explore some new
properties of the minimal positive solution and to derive
fast and highly accurate numerical methods. Some numerical tests
demonstrate the properties of the new methods.
In this paper we consider structure-preserving model reduction of
second-order systems using a~ba\-lan\-ced truncation approach.
Several sets of singular values are introduced for such systems,
which lead to different concepts of balancing and different
second-order balanced truncation methods. We compare the
properties of these methods on numerical examples.
In this paper, we discuss stability properties of positive descriptor systems in the continuous-time as well as in the discrete-time case. We present different characterisations of positivity and establish generalised stability criteria for the case of positive descriptor systems. We show that if the spectral projector onto the right finite deflating subspace of the matrix pair $(E,A)$ is non-negative, then all stability criteria for standard positive systems take a comparably simple form in the positive descriptor case. Furthermore, we provide sufficient conditions that guarantee entry-wise non-negativity along with positive semi-definiteness of solutions of generalised projected Lyapunov equations. As an application of the framework established throughout this paper, we exemplarily generalise two criteria for the stability of two switched standard positive systems under arbitrary switching to the descriptor case.