On a class of abstract time-fractional equations on locally convex spaces (Q1938116)

Summary: This paper is devoted to the study of abstract time-fractional equations of the following form: \(\mathbf{D}^{\alpha_n}_t u(t) + \sum^{n-1}_{i=1} A_i \text\textbf{D}^{\alpha_i}_t u(t) = A \text\textbf{D}^\alpha_t u(t) + f(t)\), \(t > 0\), \(u^{(k)}(0) = u_k\), \(k= 0, \dots, [\alpha_n] - 1\), where \(n \in \mathbb N \setminus \{1\}, A\) and \(A_1, \dots, A_{n-1}\) are closed linear operators on a sequentially complete locally convex space \(E, 0 \leq \alpha_1 < \dots < \alpha_n, 0 \leq \alpha < \alpha_n, f(t)\) is an \(E\)-valued function, and \(\text{D}^\alpha_t\) denotes the Caputo fractional derivative of order \(\alpha\). We introduce and systematically analyze various classes of \(k\)-regularized \((C_1, C_2)\)-existence and uniqueness (propagation) families, continuing in such a way the researches raised in de Laubenfels (1999, 1991), Kostić (Preprint), and Xiao and Liang (2003, 2002). The obtained results are illustrated with several examples.