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We extend the ν-metric introduced by Vinnicombe in robust control theory for rational plants to the case of infinite-dimensional systems/classes of nonrational transfer functions.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech., Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA

    Joseph A. Ball

  2. Department of Mathematics, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    Amol J. Sasane

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Ball, J.A., Sasane, A.J. Extension of the ν-metric. Complex Anal. Oper. Theory 6, 65–89 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11785-010-0097-y

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