Solutions of Duhamel’s Formula with a Sum of Mappings

Abstract Semilinear evolution equations are solved by means of the variation of constants formula under the action of smoothing linear operators and a finite number of nonlinearities operating between chosen Banach spaces of a given family. Admissible spaces of initial conditions are determined for the existence and uniqueness of a suitable notion of solution. Its maximal time of existence, short time and blow up time profiles, global extendibility and regularity are analyzed. For extrapolated fractional power scale of Banach spaces the fulfillment of the corresponding Cauchy problem is shown. Chosen applications to the modified viscous Cahn-Hilliard equation in $$\mathbb {R}^N$$ R N , the evolution of cell population of varying genotype, the semilinear Schrödinger equation and higher order parabolic equation are presented.