On some spectral problems arising in the theory of differential-difference equations (Q4247918)

The author considers spectral problems naturally arising in the theory of differential-difference equations, including the study of whether the system of exponential (elementary) solution is complete or forms a Riesz basis. He establishes estimates (that are sharp in a well-defined sense) of strong solutions to these equations. The initial value problem considered is of the form \[ \sum^n_{j=0}\left(B_ju(t-h_j)+D_j{du\over dt}(t-h_j) \right)+ \int^h_0 K(s)u(t-s)=0, \quad t>0, \tag{1} \] \[ u(t)= y(t), \quad t\in[-h,0), \quad u(+0)= \varphi_0=y(-0), \tag{2} \] where \(B_j\), \(D_j(j=0,\;1,\dots,n)\) are matrices of dimension \(m\times m\) with constant complex entries, the numbers \(h_j\) are such that \(0=h_0<h_1<\cdots<h_n=h\), and the entries \(K_{ij}(s)\), \(i,j= 1,2, \dots,m\), of the matrix \(K(s)\) belong to the space \(L_1(0,h)\).