Abstract

We use operator-valued Fourier multiplier theorems to study second order differential equations in Banach spaces. We establish maximal regularity results in Lp and Cs for strong solutions of a complete second order equation. In the second part, we study mild solutions for the second order problem. Two types of mild solutions are considered. When the operator A involved is the generator of a strongly continuous cosine function, we give characterizations in terms of Fourier multipliers and spectral properties of the cosine function. The results obtained are applied to elliptic partial differential operators.