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Section 9.13 Semigroup Summary

  • A strongly continuous semigroup (or \(C^0\)-semigroup) satisfies
    \begin{align*} T(t+s) \amp=\amp T(t) T(s), \qquad s,t\geq 0,\\ T(0) \amp=\amp I,\\ t\amp\mapsto \amp T(t) \quad \mbox{ is continuous at }0. \end{align*}
  • If \(\{T(t)\}\) is a strongly continuous semigroup, then
    \begin{equation*} \|T(t) \|\leq M e^{\omega t}. \end{equation*}
  • The infinitesimal generator \(A\) is defined as
    \begin{equation*} Ax := \lim_{h\to 0^+} \frac{T(h) x- x}{h} . \end{equation*}
    It satisfies
    \begin{equation*} \frac{d}{dt} T(t) = A \,T(t)x, \qquad T(0)=x_0. \end{equation*}
  • The inhomogeneous problem
    \begin{equation*} \dot u = Au + f(t) , \quad u(0)=u_0 \end{equation*}
    has mild solutions that are given by
    \begin{equation*} u(t) = T(t) u_0 +\int_0^t T(t-s) f(s) ds. \end{equation*}
  • \(A\)
    1. \(A\) is closed and \(D(A)\) is dense.
    2. For all \(\lambda > \omega\) we have a resolvent estimate
      \begin{equation*} \|R_\lambda(A)^n \| \leq \frac{M}{(\lambda-\omega)^n}. \end{equation*}
    \begin{equation*} T(t) = \lim_{n\to \infty} \left(I-\frac{t}{n} A\right)^{-n}= e^{At} \end{equation*}
    \begin{equation*} R_\lambda(A) x = -\int_0^\infty e^{-\lambda t} T(t) x dt. \end{equation*}
  • If \(M=1\) in Hille-Yosida, then we only need
    \begin{equation*} \|R_\lambda(A)\|\leq \frac{1}{\lambda-\omega} \quad \mbox{ for all } \lambda>\omega. \end{equation*}
  • \(A\)
    \begin{equation*} \|T(t)\|\leq e^{\omega t}, \end{equation*}
    1. \(A\) is closed and densely defined
    2. \(\displaystyle \mbox{Re}(x, Ax) \leq \omega(x,x)\)
    3. There exists a \(\lambda_0 >\omega\) in the resolvent set.
  • {\bf Perturbations:} \(A\) generator, \(B\) bounded, then \(A+B\) is a generator with
    \begin{equation*} \|S(t) \|\leq M e^{(\omega +M\|B\|) t}. \end{equation*}
  • \(\Sigma_{\frac{\pi}{2}+\delta}\)
    • Analytic semigroups have sectorial generators and sectorial generators generate analytic semigroups.
    • The semigroup can be written with a Cauchy integral formula
      \begin{equation*} T(z) = \frac{i}{2\pi} \ointop_\gamma e^{\mu z} R_\mu(A) d\mu, \end{equation*}
      thereby completing the Semigroup Triangle Figure [cross-reference to target(s) "semigrouptriangle3" missing or not unique].
    • Analytic semigroups satisfy
      \begin{equation*} \|A e^{At}\|\leq c\frac{e^{\omega t}}{t}. \end{equation*}
    • Analytic semigroups regularize.
    • Perturbations with operators that are dominated by \(A\text{.}\)