In mathematics, more precisely in operator theory, a sectorial operator is a linear operator on a Banach space, whose spectrum in an open sector in the complex plane and whose resolvent is uniformly bounded from above outside any larger sector. Such operators might be unbounded.
Sectorial operators have applications in the theory of elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations.
Let be a Banach space. Let be a (not necessarily bounded) linear operator on and its spectrum.
For the angle , we define the open sector
and set if .
Now, fix an angle .
The operator is called sectorial with angle if [1]
and if
for every larger angle . The set of sectorial operators with angle is denoted by .
In mathematics, more precisely in operator theory, a sectorial operator is a linear operator on a Banach space, whose spectrum in an open sector in the complex plane and whose resolvent is uniformly bounded from above outside any larger sector. Such operators might be unbounded.
Sectorial operators have applications in the theory of elliptic and parabolic partial differential equations.
Let be a Banach space. Let be a (not necessarily bounded) linear operator on and its spectrum.
For the angle , we define the open sector
and set if .
Now, fix an angle .
The operator is called sectorial with angle if [1]
and if
for every larger angle . The set of sectorial operators with angle is denoted by .