Fractional powers approach of operators for higher order abstract Cauchy problems

Abstract

In this paper we explore the theory of fractional powers of non-negative (and not necessarily self-adjoint) operators and its amazing relationship with the Chebyshev polynomials of the second kind to obtain results of existence, regularity and behavior asymptotic of solutions for linear abstract evolution equations of $n$-th order in time, where $n\geqslant3$. We also prove generalizations of classical results on structural damping for linear systems of differential equations.