A perturbation theorem for operator semigroups in Hilbert spaces (Q1402908)

Perturbations of an operator \(A\) generating a semigroup of class \(C_0\) by relatively bounded ones are investigated. The main result is as follows. Let \((A, D(A))\) be the generator of a \(C_0\)-semigroup on a Hilbert space \(X\) and \((B, D(B))\) be a closed operator with \(D(A)\subset D(B))\). Suppose there exists an \(M\in[0,1)\) such that the estimates \[ \| B R(\lambda, A)x\| \leq M\| x\| , \] \[ \| R(\lambda, A)B y\| \leq M\| y\| \] hold for all \(\lambda\in \{\lambda\in {\mathbb C}| \;\text{Re\,}\lambda\geq \lambda_0\}\in \rho(A) \) and \(x\in X, \;y\in D(B)\). Then \((A+B, D(A))\) generates a semigroup that is strongly continuous on \((0, \infty)\). Some properties of strongly continuous semigroups that allow to use the Laplace transform technique are given. Examples of operators \(A, B\) that demonstrate the necessity of both estimates are constructed. The obtained results are used to show that certain operators of the form \(Au=i u ^{(2k)}+ V \cdot u^{(l)} \) on \(L^2({\mathbb R})\) generate strongly continuous semigroups.