0 Introduction.- 1 Preliminaries in Finite Dimensional Space.- 2 State Space System Theory.- 3 Linear Analysis.- 4 Model Realizations and Reduction.- 5 Stabilizing Controllers.- 6 H2 Optimal Control.- 7 H? Synthesis.- 8 Uncertain Systems.- 9 Feedback Control of Uncertain Systems.- 10 Further Topics: Analysis.- 11 Further Topics: Synthesis.- A Some Basic Measure Theory.- A.1 Sets of zero measure.- A.2 Terminology.- Notes and references.- B Proofs of Strict Separation.- Notes and references.- Notes and references.- Notation.- References.

During the 90s robust control theory has seen major advances and achieved a new maturity, centered around the notion of convexity. The goal of this book is to give a graduate-level course on this theory that emphasizes these new developments, but at the same time conveys the main principles and ubiquitous tools at the heart of the subject. Its pedagogical objectives are to introduce a coherent and unified framework for studying the theory, to provide students with the control-theoretic background required to read and contribute to the research literature, and to present the main ideas and demonstrations of the major results. The book will be of value to mathematical researchers and computer scientists, graduate students planning to do research in the area, and engineering practitioners requiring advanced control techniques.