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D. Wang, W. Chen, and  L. Qiu,  “The first five years of a phase theory for complex systems and networks,” IEEE/CAA J. Autom. Sinica, vol. 11, no. 8, pp. 1728–1743, Aug. 2024. doi: 10.1109/JAS.2024.124542
Citation: D. Wang, W. Chen, and  L. Qiu,  “The first five years of a phase theory for complex systems and networks,” IEEE/CAA J. Autom. Sinica, vol. 11, no. 8, pp. 1728–1743, Aug. 2024. doi: 10.1109/JAS.2024.124542

The First Five Years of a Phase Theory for Complex Systems and Networks

doi: 10.1109/JAS.2024.124542
Funds:  This work was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (62073003, 72131001), Hong Hong Research Grants Council under GRF grants (16200619, 16201120, 16205421, 16203922), Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Macau Science and Technology Innovation Fund (SGDX20201103094600006), and Googol Technology (Shenzhen) Ltd
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  • In this paper, we review the development of a phase theory for systems and networks in its first five years, represented by a trilogy: Matrix phases and their properties; The MIMO LTI system phase response, its physical interpretations, the small phase theorem, and the sectored real lemma; The synchronization of a multi-agent network using phase alignment. Towards the end, we also summarize a list of ongoing research on the phase theory and speculate what will happen in the next five years.

     

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