@inproceedings{2bda2e6531064d80a7fec6d9e669ff77,
title = "Converse results on existence of sum of squares Lyapunov functions",
abstract = "Despite the pervasiveness of sum of squares (sos) techniques in Lyapunov analysis of dynamical systems, the converse question of whether sos Lyapunov functions exist whenever polynomial Lyapunov functions exist has remained elusive. In this paper, we first show via an explicit counterexample that if the degree of the polynomial Lyapunov function is fixed, then sos programming can fail to find a valid Lyapunov function even though one exists. On the other hand, if the degree is allowed to increase, we prove that existence of a polynomial Lyapunov function for a homogeneous polynomial vector field implies existence of a polynomial Lyapunov function that is sos and that the negative of its derivative is also sos. The latter result is extended to develop a converse sos Lyapunov theorem for robust stability of switched linear systems.",
author = "Ahmadi, {Amir Ali} and Parrilo, {Pablo A.}",
year = "2011",
doi = "10.1109/CDC.2011.6161493",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781612848006",
series = "Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "6516--6521",
booktitle = "2011 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, CDC-ECC 2011",
address = "United States",
note = "2011 50th IEEE Conference on Decision and Control and European Control Conference, CDC-ECC 2011 ; Conference date: 12-12-2011 Through 15-12-2011",
}