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A new algorithm for an eigenvalue assignment problem from singular control theory

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In this paper, a new numerical algorithm for an eigenvalue assignment problem, which arises from a singular system control, is developed. The algorithm is based on orthogonal row/column compressions which can be implemented in a numerically reliable way

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