Optimal polynomial decay of functions and operator semigroups

We characterize the polynomial decay of orbits of Hilbert space $C_0$-semigroups in resolvent terms. We also show that results of the same type for general Banach space semigroups and functions obtained recently in the paper by C.J.K.Batty and T.Duyckaerts, Non-uniform stability for bounded semi-groups on Banach spaces (J. Evol. Eq. 2008), are sharp. This settles a conjecture posed in the paper by C.J.K.Batty and T.Duyckaerts.Comment: 21 pages, to appear in Matematische Annale

Generation of subordinated holomorphic semigroups via Yosida's theorem

Using functional calculi theory, we obtain several estimates for $\|\psi(A)g(A)\|$, where $\psi$ is a Bernstein function, $g$ is a bounded completely monotone function and $-A$ is the generator of a holomorphic $C_0$-semigroup on a Banach space, bounded on $[0,\infty)$. Such estimates are of value, in particular, in approximation theory of operator semigroups. As a corollary, we obtain a new proof of the fact that $-\psi(A)$ generates a holomorphic semigroup whenever $-A$ does, established recently in [8] by a different approach