scipy.linalg.solve_discrete_lyapunov

scipy.linalg.solve_discrete_lyapunov(a, q, method=None)

Solves the discrete Lyapunov equation \(AXA^H - X + Q = 0\).

Parameters:

a, q : (M, M) array_like

Square matrices corresponding to A and Q in the equation above respectively. Must have the same shape.

method : {‘direct’, ‘bilinear’}, optional

Type of solver.

If not given, chosen to be direct if M is less than 10 and bilinear otherwise.

Returns:

x : ndarray

Solution to the discrete Lyapunov equation

See also

solve_lyapunov

computes the solution to the continuous Lyapunov equation

Notes

This section describes the available solvers that can be selected by the ‘method’ parameter. The default method is direct if M is less than 10 and bilinear otherwise.

Method direct uses a direct analytical solution to the discrete Lyapunov equation. The algorithm is given in, for example, [R130]. However it requires the linear solution of a system with dimension \(M^2\) so that performance degrades rapidly for even moderately sized matrices.

Method bilinear uses a bilinear transformation to convert the discrete Lyapunov equation to a continuous Lyapunov equation \((BX+XB'=-C)\) where \(B=(A-I)(A+I)^{-1}\) and \(C=2(A' + I)^{-1} Q (A + I)^{-1}\). The continuous equation can be efficiently solved since it is a special case of a Sylvester equation. The transformation algorithm is from Popov (1964) as described in [R131].

New in version 0.11.0.

References

[R130]

(1, 2) Hamilton, James D. Time Series Analysis, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1994. 265. Print. http://www.scribd.com/doc/20577138/Hamilton-1994-Time-Series-Analysis

[R131]

(1, 2) Gajic, Z., and M.T.J. Qureshi. 2008. Lyapunov Matrix Equation in System Stability and Control. Dover Books on Engineering Series. Dover Publications.