@article{JONGENEEL2026106324, title = {Asymptotic stability equals exponential stability—while you twist your eyes}, journal = {Systems \& Control Letters}, volume = {208}, pages = {106324}, year = {2026}, issn = {0167-6911}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sysconle.2025.106324}, url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167691125003068}, author = {Wouter Jongeneel}, keywords = {Dynamical systems, Homotopy invariant, Stability}, abstract = {Suppose that two vector fields on a smooth manifold render some equilibrium point globally asymptotically stable (GAS). We show that there exists a homotopy between the corresponding semiflows such that this point remains GAS along this homotopy.} }