Abstract:Constructing Lyapunov functions for nonlinear dynamical systems is a central problem in stability analysis, yet remains challenging. Lyapunov functions are commonly characterized as solutions to first-order partial differential equations (PDEs), but these solutions are typically obtained for single systems, limiting their reuse across systems. In this paper, we study the Lyapunov solution operator that maps a vector field to the corresponding Lyapunov function defined by a dissipation-based Lyapunov PDE. We establish that, on compact subsets of the domain of attraction and under exponential stability assumptions, this operator is well-defined, unique, and continuous with respect to perturbations of both the vector field and the dissipation function. These results provide a theoretical foundation for approximating Lyapunov functions uniformly over families of nonlinear systems. Building on these theoretical foundations, we employ Fourier Neural Operators (FNOs) as a data-driven approximation of the Lyapunov solution operator. Numerical experiments demonstrate that a single trained operator can accurately approximate the numerical Lyapunov functions across parameterized families of dynamics. This illustrates the potential of neural operators for approximating Lyapunov functions.
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