MATH319 Slides

153 Coprime factorisation in the stable rational functions

Definition (Coprime)

Let P⁢(s),Q⁢(s)∈𝒮 be non zero. We say that P and Q are coprime if there exist X⁢(s) and Y⁢(s) in 𝒮 such that

P⁢(s)⁢X⁢(s)+Q⁢(s)⁢Y⁢(s)=1.

Proposition

Let G⁢(s) be a complex rational function. Then there exist P⁢(s) and Q⁢(s) in 𝒮 such that

G⁢(s)=P⁢(s)Q⁢(s)

and P⁢(s) and Q⁢(s) are coprime in 𝒮.