On the inversion of the Laplace transform for resolvent families in \(UMD\) spaces (Q1423776)

A Banach space \(X\) is called \(UMD\) if the Hilbert transform defined in the Schwartz space \(S({\mathbb R},X)\) extends to a bounded linear operator on \(L^p({\mathbb R},X)\) for some \(p\in(1,\infty)\). Note that every \(UMD\) space is reflexive and its dual is also a \(UMD\) space. In this paper, the authors analyze the inversion of the Laplace transform in \(UMD\) spaces for resolvent families associated to an Volterra integral equation of convolution type. The notion of resolvent family is a natural extension of the concepts of a \(C_0\)-semigroup and a cosine operator function. The existence of a resolvent family allows one to find the solution for Volterra equation of convolution type. Their results extend a result of [\textit{A. Driouich} and \textit{O. El-Mennaoui}, Arch. Math. 72, 56--63 (1999; Zbl 0946.47025)] for the \(C_0\)-semigroup and the inversion formula for cosine operator functions in \(UMD\) spaces due to \textit{I. Cioranescu} and \textit{V. Keyantuo} [Semigroup Forum 63, 429--440 (2001; Zbl 1191.47056)]. The proof of their main result is very much inspired by the proof of Driouich and El-Mennaoui [loc. cit.] for the semigroup case. However, due to the more complicated structure of the Laplace transform the argument involved are more delicate and differ from those employed by Driobich and El-Mennaoui.