##  [Nyquist Stability Criterion](/nyquist-stability-criterion) 

  ##  [Nyquist Stability Criterion](https://mathlogic.quantumdictionary.io/nyquist-stability-criterion-0) 

  

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Definition

A frequency-domain stability test for closed-loop feedback systems which maps the open-loop transfer function around a contour encircling the right half-plane and counts net encirclements of the critical point −1 to determine the number of closed-loop poles in the right half-plane, taking into account poles of the open-loop in the right half-plane via the argument principle.

 

 

 

 

 





 

 



 ##  [Nyquist Stability Criterion](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/nyquist-stability-criterion-1) 

  

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Definition

A frequency‑domain test for linear time‑invariant (LTI) control systems that determines the number of closed‑loop poles in the right‑half complex plane by mapping the open‑loop transfer function evaluated on a Nyquist contour into the complex plane and counting encirclements of the critical point −1.