International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control
A new definition of dissipativity is proposed. It is purely in terms of the rate of supply that goes in and out of a dynamical system. It is proven that dissipativity is equivalent to the existence of a non-negative storage. Several results regarding the dissipativity of systems defined by quadratic differential forms are given, and some open questions are mentioned. These ideas are applied to the question of stability of