Lyapunov operator inequalities for exponential stability of Banach space semigroups of operators

We obtain continuous-time and discrete-time Lyapunov operator inequalities for the exponential stability of strongly continuous, one-parameter semigroups acting on Banach spaces. Thus we extend the classic result of Datko (1970) [2] from Hilbert spaces to Banach spaces.     

Weak real integral characterizations for exponential stability of semigroups in reflexive spaces

Let (t _n ) be a sequence of nonnegative real numbers tending to ∞, such that 1≤t _n+1?t _n ≤α for all natural numbers n and some positive α. We prove that a strongly continuous semigroup {T(t)} _t≥0, acting on a Hilbert space H, is uniformly exponentially stable if $$\sum_{n=0}^\infty\varphi\bigl(\bigl|\bigl\langle T(t_n)x, y\bigr\rangle\bigr|\bigr)<\infty, $$ for all unit vectors x, y in H. We obtain the same conclusion under the assumption that the inequality $$\sum_{n=0}^\infty\varphi\bigl(\bigl|\bigl\langle T(t_n)x, x^\ast\bigr\rangle\bigr|\bigr)<\infty, $$ is fulfilled for all unit vectors x∈X and x ^?∈X ^?, X being a reflexive Banach space. These results are stated for functions φ belonging to a special class of functions, such as defined in the second section of this paper. We conclude our paper with a Rolewicz’s type result in the continuous case on Hilbert spaces.     

On exponential h-expansiveness of semigroups of operators in Banach spaces

This paper introduces the concept of exponential h-expansiveness for semigroups of nonlinear operators, which is an extension of classical concept of exponential expansiveness. Following the idea of obtaining an unitary treatment for stability and expansiveness, necessary and sufficient conditions for exponential h-expansiveness are given. As particular cases, the variants for exponential expansiveness of some well-known stability results due to Datko, Pazy, Ichikawa, Rolewicz and Neerven are obtained.     

On the stability of differentiability of semigroups

LetA be the infinitesimal generator of aC ₀-semigroup. The semigroup generated byA is called differentiable ifA exp (At) is bounded for everyt>0. In this note, an example is given of an operatorA and a bounded operatorB such that the semigroup generated byA is differentiable but the semigroup generated byA+B is not. This gives a negative answer to a question of Pazy.     

Strong stability of quasi-affine transforms of contraction semigroups and the steady-state riccati equation

This paper studies strong stability of the class of strongly continuous Hilbert space semigroups which are quasi-affine transforms of contraction semigroups. Sufficient conditions for such a semigroup to be approximately strong stable are given. Applications to the stabilizability problem of Hilbert space semigroups, using a feedback involving a solution of the steady-state Riccati equation, are made. Our key tool is the generalization of the LaSalle invariance principle by Hale.This research was supported by the United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Directorate of Mathematical and Information Sciences, under Grant No. AFOSR-79-0053D.     

On stability of the Cauchy equation on semigroups

Summary We say that Hyers's theorem holds for the class of all complex-valued functions defined on a semigroup (S, +) (not necessarily commutative) if for anyf:S such that the set {f(x + y) – f(x) – f(y): x, y S} is bounded, there exists an additive functiona:S for which the functionf – a is bounded.Recently L. Székelyhidi (C. R. Math. Rep. Acad. Sci. Canada8 (1986) has proved that the validity of Hyers's theorem for the class of complex-valued functions onS implies its validity for functions mappingS into a semi-reflexive locally convex linear topological spaceX. We improve this result by assuming sequential completeness of the spaceX instead of its semi-reflexiveness. Our assumption onX is essentially weaker than that of Székelyhidi. Theorem.Suppose that Hyers's theorem holds for the class of all complex-valued functions on a semigroup (S, +) and let X be a sequentially complete locally convex linear topological (Hausdorff) space. If F: S X is a function for which the mapping (x, y) F(x + y) – F(x) – F(y) is bounded, then there exists an additive function A : S X such that F — A is bounded.     

Asymptotic behavior of nonlinear contraction semigroups

The asymptotic behavior of weak solutions of the equation $\text{{u(t) + Au(t) ? ?(t)}$ (A maximal monotone in Hilbert space) is determined via a characterization of ω-limit sets of the contraction semigroup generated by ?A.     

On uniform exponential stability of linear switching system

We prove that the linear switching system , where is bounded valued square matrices and ?:[0,1,2,…)→Ω is an arbitrary switching signals, is uniformly exponentially stable if the sequence is bounded, where s(k) is bounded valued sequence.     

Analyticity and exponential stability of semigroups for the elastic systems with structural damping in Banach spaces

In this paper, we consider a second order evolution equation in a Banach space, which can model an elastic system with structural damping. New forms of the corresponding first order evolution equation are introduced, and their well-posed property is proved by means of the operator semigroup theory. We give sufficient conditions for analyticity and exponential stability of the associated semigroups.     

Stabilizability of two classes of contraction semigroups

This paper studies the strong stabilizability of two classes of Hilbert space contraction semigroups: (i) strict contraction semigroups, which include those with strictly dissipative generators; and (ii) isometric or unitary semigroups. The former class is already weakly stable, while the latter is not strongly stable over the whole space. Our tool is the functional model of Hilbert space contractions; hence, strong stability of the semigroup is studied via stability of its cogenerator. It is shown that a strict contraction semigroup is, in general, not strongly stabilized by the feedback –B*, while an isometric or a unitary semigroup is strongly stabilized by the same feedback, providedB is not compact.     

Stabilities of Hilbert space contraction semigroups revisited

A necessary and sufficient condition for exponential stability of Hilbert space contraction semigroups is obtained in terms of an inequality involving the dissipative norm associated with the generator of the semigroup and with the Hilbert space norm.     

Extremal properties of contraction semigroups onc 0

For any complex Banach spaceX, letJ denote the duality mapping ofX. For any unit vectorx inX and any (C ₀) contraction semigroup (T _t ) _t>0 onX, Baillon and Guerre-Delabriere proved that ifX is a smooth reflexive Banach space and if there isx ^*∈J(x) such that ÷〈(T(t)x, J(x)〈÷→1 ast→∞, then there is a unit vectory∈X which is an eigenvector of the generatorA of (T _t ) _t>0 associated with a purely imaginary eigenvalue. They asked whether this result is still true ifX is replaced byc ₀. In this article, we show the answer is negative Partial results of this paper were obtained when the author attended the International Conference of Convexity at the University of Marne-La-Vallée. He would like to express his gratitude for the kind hospitality offered to him. He would also like to thank Profs. Goldstein and Jamison for their valuable suggestions.     

On the stability of characterizations of the exponential distribution

Summary It is shown that if the distribution of min {X ₁/a₁, X₂/a₂,…, X_N/a_N} is close to that ofX ₁, then the distribution is close to the exponential distribution. The paper was presented at the Conference on Mathematical Statistics and Probability Theory held at the New Delhi Centre of the Indian Statistical Institute, December, 1980. The Institute of Statistical Mathematics