Less than one implies zero

Abstract

In this paper we show that from the estimate $\sup_{t \geq 0}\|C(t) - \cos(at)I\| <1$ we can conclude that $C(t)$ equals $\cos(at) I$. Here $\left(C(t)\right)_{t \geq 0}$ is a strongly continuous cosine family on a Banach space.