Monotone one-port circuits

Abstract

Maximal monotonicity is explored as a generalization of the linear theory of passivity, aiming at an algorithmic input/output analysis of physical models. The theory is developed for maximal monotone one-port circuits, formed by the series and parallel interconnection of basic elements. These circuits generalize passive LTI transfer functions. Periodic input signals are shown to be mapped to periodic output signals, and these input-output behaviors can be efficiently computed using a maximal monotone splitting algorithm, which decomposes the computation according to the circuit topology. A new splitting algorithm is presented, which applies to any monotone one-port circuit defined as a port interconnection of monotone elements.