Idempotent Fourier multipliers acting contractively on $$H^p$$ spaces

We describe the idempotent Fourier multipliers that act contractively on $$H^p$$ H p spaces of the d-dimensional torus $$\mathbb {T}^d$$ T d for $$d\ge 1$$ d ≥ 1 and $$1\le p \le \infty $$ 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ . When p is not an even integer, such multipliers are just restrictions of contractive idempotent multipliers on $$L^p$$ L p spaces, which in turn can be described by suitably combining results of Rudin and Andô. When $$p=2(n+1)$$ p = 2 ( n + 1 ) , with n a positive integer, contractivity depends in an interesting geometric way on n, d, and the dimension of the set of frequencies associated with the multiplier. Our results allow us to construct a linear operator that is densely defined on $$H^p(\mathbb {T}^\infty )$$ H p ( T ∞ ) for every $$1 \le p \le \infty $$ 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞ and that extends to a bounded operator if and only if $$p=2,4,\ldots ,2(n+1)$$ p = 2 , 4 , … , 2 ( n + 1 ) .

Resolvent Positive Operators and Positive Fractional Resolvent Families

This paper is concerned with positive α -times resolvent families on an ordered Banach space E (with normal and generating cone), where 0 < α ≤ 2 . We show that a closed and densely defined operator A on E generates a positive exponentially bounded α -times resolvent family for some 0 < α < 1 if and only if, for some ω ∈ ℝ , when λ > ω , λ ∈ ρ A , R λ , A ≥ 0 and sup λ R λ , A : λ ≥ ω < ∞ . Moreover, we obtain that when 0 < α < 1 , a positive exponentially bounded α -times resolvent family is always analytic. While A generates a positive α -times resolvent family for some 1 < α ≤ 2 if and only if the operator λ α − 1 λ α − A − 1 is completely monotonic. By using such characterizations of positivity, we investigate the positivity-preserving of positive fractional resolvent family under positive perturbations. Some examples of positive solutions to fractional differential equations are presented to illustrate our results.

Multiplicative perturbations of local C-cosine functions

"We establish some left and right multiplicative perturbations of a local C-cosine function C(.) on a complex Banach space X with non-densely defined generator, which can be applied to obtain some new additive perturbation results concerning C(.)."

On a Certain Operator Related to Blackwell’s Markov Chain

We present an example of a densely defined, linear operator on the $$l^{1}$$ l 1 space with the property that each basis vector of the standard Schauder basis of $$l^{1}$$ l 1 does not belong to its domain. Our example is based on the construction of a Markov chain with all states instantaneous given by D. Blackwell in 1958. In addition, it turns out that the closure of this operator is the generator of a strongly continuous semigroup of Markov operators associated with Blackwell’s chain.

Periodic trajectories for an age-structured prey–predator system with Michaelis–Menten functional response including delays and asymmetric diffusion

This paper studies the periodic trajectories of a novel age-structured prey–predator system with Michaelis–Menten functional response including delays and asymmetric diffusion. To begin with, the system is turned into an abstract non-densely defined Cauchy problem, and a time-lag effect in their interaction is investigated. Next, we acquire that this system appears a periodic orbit near the positive steady state by employing the method of integrated semigroup and the Hopf bifurcation theory for semilinear equations with non-dense domain, which is also the main result of this article. Finally, in order to illustrate our theoretical analysis more vividly, we make some numerical simulations and give some discussions.

An asymptotic analysis for a generalized Cahn–Hilliard system with fractional operators

In the recent paper “Well-posedness and regularity for a generalized fractional Cahn–Hilliard system” (Colli et al. in Atti Accad Naz Lincei Rend Lincei Mat Appl 30:437–478, 2019), the same authors have studied viscous and nonviscous Cahn–Hilliard systems of two operator equations in which nonlinearities of double-well type, like regular or logarithmic potentials, as well as nonsmooth potentials with indicator functions, were admitted. The operators appearing in the system equations are fractional powers $$A^{2r}$$ A 2 r and $$B^{2\sigma }$$ B 2 σ (in the spectral sense) of general linear operators A and B, which are densely defined, unbounded, selfadjoint, and monotone in the Hilbert space $$L^2(\Omega )$$ L 2 ( Ω ) , for some bounded and smooth domain $$\Omega \subset {{\mathbb {R}}}^3$$ Ω ⊂ R 3 , and have compact resolvents. Existence, uniqueness, and regularity results have been proved in the quoted paper. Here, in the case of the viscous system, we analyze the asymptotic behavior of the solution as the parameter $$\sigma $$ σ appearing in the operator $$B^{2\sigma }$$ B 2 σ decreasingly tends to zero. We prove convergence to a phase relaxation problem at the limit, and we also investigate this limiting problem, in which an additional term containing the projection of the phase variable on the kernel of B appears.

On Self-Adjoint Linear Relations

A linear operator on a Hilbert space , in the classical approach of von Neumann, must be symmetric to guarantee self-adjointness. However, it can be shown that the symmetry could be omitted by using a criterion for the graph of the operator and the adjoint of the graph. Namely, S is shown to be densely defined and closed if and only if . In a more general setup, we can consider relations instead of operators and we prove that in this situation a similar result holds. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for a linear relation to be densely defined and self-adjoint.

Toeplitz Operators whose Symbols Are Borel Measures

In this paper, we are concerned with Toeplitz operators whose symbols are complex Borel measures. When a complex Borel measure μ on the unit circle is given, we give a formal definition of a Toeplitz operator T μ with symbol μ , as an unbounded linear operator on the Hardy space. We then study various properties of T μ . Among them, there is a theorem that the domain of T μ is represented by a trichotomy. Also, it was shown that if the domain of T μ contains at least one polynomial, then T μ is densely defined. In addition, we give evidence for the conjecture that T μ with a singular measure μ reduces to a trivial linear operator.

Unbounded Wiener–Hopf Operators and Isomorphic Singular Integral Operators

Some basics of a theory of unbounded Wiener–Hopf operators (WH) are developed. The alternative is shown that the domain of a WH is either zero or dense. The symbols for non-trivial WH are determined explicitly by an integrability property. WH are characterized by shift invariance. We study in detail WH with rational symbols showing that they are densely defined, closed and have finite dimensional kernels and deficiency spaces. The latter spaces as well as the domains, ranges, spectral and Fredholm points are explicitly determined. Another topic concerns semibounded WH. There is a canonical representation of a semibounded WH using a product of a closable operator and its adjoint. The Friedrichs extension is obtained replacing the operator by its closure. The polar decomposition gives rise to a Hilbert space isomorphism relating a semibounded WH to a singular integral operator of Hilbert transformation type. This remarkable relationship, which allows to transfer results and methods reciprocally, is new also in the thoroughly studied case of bounded WH.