In systems theory the concept of dissipativity was first introduced by Willems, which describes dynamical systems by input-output properties. Considering a dynamical system described by its state <math> x(t) </math>, its input <math>u(t)</math> and its output <math>y(t)</math>, the input-output correlation is given a supply rate <math> w(u(t),y(t))</math>. A system is said to be dissipative with respect to a supply rate if there exists a continuously differentiable storage function <math> V(x(t))</math> such that <math>V(0)=0</math>, <math>V(x(t))\ge 0 </math> and | In systems theory the concept of dissipativity was first introduced by Willems, which describes dynamical systems by input-output properties. Considering a dynamical system described by its state <math> x(t) </math>, its input <math>u(t)</math> and its output <math>y(t)</math>, the input-output correlation is given a supply rate <math> w(u(t),y(t))</math>. A system is said to be dissipative with respect to a supply rate if there exists a continuously differentiable storage function <math> V(x(t))</math> such that <math>V(0)=0</math>, <math>V(x(t))\ge 0 </math> and |