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Let \(X\) and \(Y\) be Banach spaces, \(L:X\to Y\) a bounded linear operator, and \(M:D(M)\to Y\) a closed linear operator with \(D(M)\subset X\). The so-called Sobolev equation is \(L\dot u=Mu\). In case \(L\) has a continuous inverse, this reduces to \(\dot u=L^{-1}Mu\) and can be studied using the semigroup generated by \(L^{-1}M\). The purpose of the monograph under review is to show that semigroup methods can still be applied to the general Sobolev equation. One associates with the equation two strongly continuous semigroups \(S\) and \(T\) which may have a kernel, meaning that \(S(0)\) and \(T(0)\) might not be the identity operator but rather projections with nontrivial kernels. The exposition is largely selfcontained, with the exception of the introductory chapter. The interested reader should be able to reconstruct the missing proofs in the remaining chapters. Exercises are scattered throughout the text.