Guiding-like functions for semilinear evolution equations with retarded nonlinearities

Abstract

The paper deals with a semilinear evolution equation in a reflexive and separable Banach space. The non-linear term is multivalued, upper Caratheodory and it depends on a retarded argument. The existence of global almost exact, i.e. classical, solutions is investigated. The results are based on a continuation principle for condensing multifields and the required transversalities derive from the introduction of suitable generalized guiding functions. As a consequence, the equation has a bounded globally viable set.The results are new also in the lack of retard and in the single valued case. A brief discussion of a non-local diffusion model completes this investigation.

Keywords

• multivalued evolution equations in banach spaces
• condensing multimaps
• continuation principles
• guiding-like functions
• viability problems