https://web.mit.edu/2.14/www/Handouts/PoleZero.pdf
The location of the poles in the s-plane therefore define the n components in the homogeneous response as described below:
1. A real pole pi = −σ in the left-half of the s-plane defines an exponentially decaying component , Ce−σt, in the homogeneous response. The rate of the decay is determined by the pole location; poles far from the origin in the left-half plane correspond to components that decay rapidly, while poles near the origin correspond to slowly decaying components.
2. A pole at the origin pi = 0 defines a component that is constant in amplitude and defined by the initial conditions.
3. A real pole in the right-half plane corresponds to an exponentially increasing component Ceσt in the homogeneous response; thus defining the system to be unstable.
4. A complex conjugate pole pair σ ± jω in the left-half of the s-plane combine to generate a response component that is a decaying sinusoid of the form Ae−σt sin (ωt + φ) where A and φ are determined by the initial conditions. The rate of decay is specified by σ; the frequency of oscillation is determined by ω.
5. An imaginary pole pair, that is a pole pair lying on the imaginary axis, ±jω generates an oscillatory component with a constant amplitude determined by the initial conditions.
6. A complex pole pair in the right half plane generates an exponentially increasing component. These results are summarized in Fig. 2.
引申:
If the open loop T(s) contains no RHP poles, the close loop 1/(1+T) and T/(1+T) contain no RHP poles when PM >0.
If T contains RH poles, the PM test cannot be used. (the original OL system is unstable)