On perturbations of positive \(c_ 0\) (semi)groups on Banach lattices and applications (Q1923914)

The aim of this paper is to present a partial extension to Banach lattices of a theory of scattering for positive groups on \(L^1\), due to the first named author [see J. Funct. Anal. 115, No. 1, 119-145 (1993; Zbl 0802.47041)]. The work is motivated by the transport theory problems. The authors are able to recover a substantial part the above quoted work by relying on the existence of wave operators to limiting absorption principles. As by-products, they obtain criteria of boundedness for positively perturbed positive (semi)groups on Banach lattices, at least when the perturbation is of finite rank. As an illustration of their techniques, the authors apply these results to perturbed heat semigroups on \(\mathbb{R}^n\).