An optimal estimate for the difference of solutions of two abstract evolution equations. (Q1412353)

This paper is concerned with the difference between the solution \(u\) of the abstract dissipative wave equation \(u'' + u' +Au=0, \;u(0) =u_0 , \;u'(0) =u_1,\) and the solution \(v\) of the abstract heat equation \(v' + Av =0, \;v(0) =u_0+u_1.\) The operator \(A\) is assumed to be a closed, selfadjoint, positive semidefinite operator on a separable Hilbert space. The main result obtained in this paper is a positive answer to the conjecture by \textit{R. Ikehata} and \textit{K. Nishihara} [J. Differ. Equations 186, No. 2, 633--651 (2002; Zbl 1017.35059), Stud. Math. 158, 153--161 (2003; Zbl 1029.35186)] on an estimate of the order \(O(t^{-1})\).