Asymptotic type for sectorial operators and an integral of fractional powers

There is a standard notion of type for a sectorial linear operator acting in a Banach space. We introduce a notion of asymptotic type for a linear operator V , involving estimates on the resolvent (λI + V ) −1 as λ→0. We show, for example, that if V is sectorial and of asymptotic type ω then the fractional power V α is of asymptotic type αω for a suitable range of positive α. Moreover, we establish various properties of the operator 1 0 dα V α; in particular, this operator is of asymptotic type 0, for a sectorial operator V . This result has an application to the construction of operators satisfying the well-known Ritt resolvent condition. © 2008 Published by Elsevier Inc