AMPLIFICATION AND STABILITY
Charles François (2004). AMPLIFICATION AND STABILITY, International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics, 2(1): 101.
| Collection | International Encyclopedia of Systems and Cybernetics |
|---|---|
| Year | 2004 |
| Vol. (num.) | 2(1) |
| ID | ◀ 101 ▶ |
| Object type | General information |
Amplification, if not compensated by for example a negative feedback, leads the function and the system towards an instability threshold and either a runaway catastrophe, or a process of dissipative structuration.
H. ODUM puts it this way: “In effect, a system is stable when the amplification factor of the feedback loop equals the potential energy losses along the circuit”.(1971, p.181)