Riccati equation theory for Pritchard-Salamon systems: a Popov function approach (Q3130042)

This paper presents the extension of a general approach for the Riccati equation theory to the so-called Pritchard-Salamon class of infinite-dimensional systems. This approach which will be referred to as the Popov function approach, was motivated and first applied to the derivation of the two-Riccati criterion for \(H^\infty\) control for discrete-time systems by \textit{V. Ionescu} and \textit{M. Weiss} [Linear Algebra Appl. 193, 173-209 (1993; Zbl 0802.93031); Int. J. Control 57, 141-195 (1993; Zbl 0774.93026)]. A first extension to the infinite-dimensional framework was made by \textit{M. Weiss} in [Necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of the stabilizing solution of the Riccati equation in a Hilbert space: a Popov function approach (Report W-9311, Department of Math., Univ. of Groningen, The Netherlands) (1993)], where the approach was extended to systems with bounded input and output operators. In the present paper, the approach is extended to the Pritchard-Salamon class. The Pritchard-Salamon class of systems contains most of the delay differential systems and some partial differential systems and enjoys many properties that facilitate the development of an extensive Riccati equation theory. The main results of this paper are derived by reduction to the bounded-case counterpart. In this sense, this paper is not self-contained. Finally, it is shown how this approach applies to several important control problems as the \(J\)-spectral factorization, \(H^\infty\)-control and the Nehari problem, leading to nice extension of some known results.