Let $U\subset \mathbb R^n$ be open, let $f\in C^1(U;\mathbb R^n)$, and let $x^*\in U$ be an equilibrium. If every complex eigenvalue $\lambda$ of $Jf_{x^*}$ satisfies $\operatorname{Re}(\lambda)<0$, then $x^*$ is exponentially stable.
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A nonlinear equilibrium is exponentially stable when its linearisation has spectral data forcing exponential decay.