Initial-boundary value problem for parabolic equation in \(L^ 1\) (Q1118100)

Let \(\Omega\) be a not necessarily bounded domain in \(R^ n\), locally regular of class \(C^{2m}\) and uniformly regular of class \(C^ m\). The author considers the following initial-boundary value problem \[ D_ tu+A(x,t,D)u=f(x,t),\quad x\in \Omega,\quad 0<t\leq T, \] \(B_ j(x,t,D)u=0\), \(j=1,...,m/2\), \(x\in \partial \Omega\), \(0<t\leq T\); \(u(x,0)=u_ 0(x)\), \(x\in \Omega\), in \(L^ 1(\Omega).\) Here, for each \(t\in [0,T]\), \(A(x,t,D)u=\sum_{| \alpha | \leq m}a_{\alpha}(x,t)D^{\alpha}\) is a strongly elliptic linear differential operator of order m and \(B_ j(x,t,D)=\sum_{| \beta | \leq m_ j}b_{j\beta}(x,t)D^{\beta},\) is a normal set of linear differential operators of order less than m. The author outlines a construction of the evolution operator to the equation in \(L^ 1(\Omega):\) \[ du(t)/dt+A(t)u(t)=f(t) \] where A(t) is suitably defined in terms of A(x,t,D).