Formula
The gain formula is as follows:
where:
- Δ = the determinant of the graph.
- yin = input-node variable
- yout = output-node variable
- G = complete gain between yin and yout
- N = total number of forward paths between yin and yout
- Gk = gain of the kth forward path between yin and yout
- Li = loop gain of each closed loop in the system
- LiLj = product of the loop gains of any two non-touching loops (no common nodes)
- LiLjLk = product of the loop gains of any three pairwise nontouching loops
- Δk = the cofactor value of Δ for the kth forward path, with the loops touching the kth forward path removed. *
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