Degenerate non-stationary differential equations with delay in Banach spaces. (Q1399884)

The authors deal with two related kinds of problems: \[ (1)\qquad M(t)u'(t)+L(t)u(t)+K(t)u(t-1)=f(t)\, ,\;t\geq 0,\quad u(t)=\varphi(t)\, ,\;-1\leq t\leq 0, \] where the operators \(M(t), L(t), K(t),\, t\geq 0,\) are closed and linear from a complex Banach space \(X\) into itself and \(M(t)\) is not necessarily invertible, and \[ (2)\quad \frac{d}{dt}(M(t)u(t))+L(t)u(t)+K(t)u(t-1)=f(t),\;t\geq 0,\quad u(t)=\varphi(t)\, ,\;-1\leq t\leq 0\;. \] They ensure the existence of weak and strict solutions by means of a generalization of the operator method by Grisvard: they reduce \((1)\) to a suitable problem of type \((2)\) and, to this end, they study the operator equation \[ (B+s)Tv+v=h \] in a complex Banach space \(E\), where \(T\) is a bounded linear operator from \(E\) into itself and \(B\) is a closed linear operator from \(E\) into itself. Some applications to ordinary and partial differential equations with delay are given.