Degenerate strongly continuous semigroups of operators (Q2736048)

Let \(\mathcal U,F\) be Banach spaces and let \(L:\text{dom}L\subset\mathcal U\to F\) and \(M:\text{dom}M\subset\mathcal U\to F\) be densely defined closed linear operators, with \(\text{dom}M\subset\text{dom}L\), and \(\text{ker}L\not=\{0\}\). The author considers the operator-differential equation \(L\dot u=Mu\). Under the hypothesis that \(M\) is strongly \((L,p)\)-radial (see Definition 4.1), the author constructs the semigroup associated with the equation \(L\dot u=Mu\) in two ways, using the Yosida type approximations and Widder-Post type approximations. This is a generalization in the spirit of the theory developed by \textit{G. A. Sviridyuk} [see, for instance, Usp. Mat. Nauk 49, No. 4(298), 47-74 (1994; Zbl 0882.47019)]. The abstract result is applied to a specific partial differential equation that models the evolution of the free surface of a filtered fluid.