We investigate the asymptotic properties of the inhomogeneous nonautonomous evolution equation(d/dt)u(t)=Au(t)+B(t)u(t)+f(t),t∈ℝ, where(A,D(A))is a Hille-Yosida operator on a Banach spaceX,B(t),t∈ℝ, is a family of operators inℒ(D(A)¯,X)satisfying certain boundedness and measurability conditions andf∈L loc 1(ℝ,X). The solutions of the corresponding homogeneous equations are represented by an evolution family(UB(t,s))t≥s. For various function spacesℱwe show conditions on(UB(t,s))t≥sandfwhich ensure the existence of a unique solution contained inℱ. In particular, if(UB(t,s))t≥sisp-periodic there exists a unique bounded solutionusubject to certain spectral assumptions onUB(p,0),fandu. We apply the results to nonautonomous semilinear retarded differential equations. For certainp-periodic retarded differential equations we derive a characteristic equation which is used to determine the spectrum of(UB(t,s))t≥s.
On qualitative properties of single-delay linear retarded differential equations: Characteristic roots of maximal multiplicity are necessarily dominant
