How Does the Lyapunov Equation Determine Matrix Stability?

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The Lyapunov equation, represented as ATB + BA = -I, determines matrix stability by establishing that a symmetric and positive definite matrix B exists if and only if all eigenvalues of matrix A are negative. The proof involves rewriting matrix A in Jordan normal form and utilizing the integral B = ∫0 eAτt Q eAt dt. By substituting this expression into the Lyapunov equation and simplifying, it is confirmed that the condition holds true when Q is set to the identity matrix I.

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The matrix \mathbf{B}satifies the following Lyapunov equation
\begin{gathered}\mathbf{A}^{T}\mathbf{B}\end{gathered}+\mathbf{BA}=-\mathbf{I}
prove that necessary and sufficient condition generating a symmetric and positive determined \mathbf{B}is that all of the eigen values of \mathbf{A}should be negative.
(Hints: rewritten \mathbf{A}in the Jordan normal form, one can easily prove the proposition)
But I still cannnot figure it out with the hints!Waiting for your excellent proof!
 
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The sufficiency can be obtained by considering
B=\int_{0}^{∞} e^{A^τ t} Q e^{A t} dt

Inserting into the Lyapunov equation gives
AB + BA^{T} = A \int_{0}^{∞} e^{A^τ t} Q e^{A t} dt + \int_{0}^{∞} e^{A^τ t} Q e^{A t} dt A^{T} = \int_{0}^{∞} \frac{d}{dt} (e^{A^τ t} Q e^{A t}) dt = [e^{A^τ t} Q e^{A t}]_{0}^{∞} = -Q
since the eigenvalues of A are negative. Now just let Q=I.
 

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