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Robustness Issues in Quantum Control

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Robust quantum control theory is concerned with the design of controllers for quantum systems taking into account uncertainty is the model of the system. The robust open-loop control of quantum systems is discussed in this entry. Also discussed is the robust stability analysis problem for quantum systems, and two forms of quantum small gain theorem are presented. In addition, the entry discusses the design of robust quantum feedback control systems.

This work was supported by the Australian Research Council (ARC).

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  1. School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales, the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia

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Petersen, I.R. (2013). Robustness Issues in Quantum Control. In: Baillieul, J., Samad, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Systems and Control. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5102-9_132-1

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