We show that a (possibly unbounded) linear operator, T, is scalar on the real line (spectral operator of scalar type, with real spectrum) if and only if (iT) generates a uniformly bounded semigroup and $(1-iT)(1+iT)^{-1}$ is scalar on the unit circle. T is scalar on [0, $\infty$) if and only if T generates a uniformly bounded semigroup and $(1+T)^{-1}$ is scalar on [0,1). By analogy with these results, we define $C^0$-scalar, on the real line, or [0. $\infty$), for an unbounded operator. We show that a generator of a positive-definite group is $C^0$-scalar on the real line. and a generator of a completely monotone semigroup is $C^0$-scalar on [0, $\infty$). We give sufficient conditions for a closed operator, T, to generate a positive-definite group: the sequence < $\phi(T^{n}x)$ > $_{n=0}^{\infty}$ must equal the moments of a positive measure on the real line, for sufficiently many positive $\phi$ in $X^{*}$, x in X. If the measures are supported on [0, $\infty$), then T generates a completely monotone semigroup. On a reflexive Banach lattice, these conditions are also necessary, and are equivalent to T being scalar, with positive projection-valued measure. T generates a completely monotone semigroup if and only if T is positive and m-dispersive and generates a bounded holomorphic semigroup.

A class of singular quadratic control problem is considered. The state is governed by a higher order system of ordinary linear differential equations and very general nonstandard boundary conditions. These conditions in many important cases reduce to standard boundary conditions and because of the conditions the usual controllability condition is not needed. In the special case where the coefficient matrix of the control variable in the cost functional is a time-independent singular matrix, the corresponding optimal control law as well as the optimal controller are computed. The method of investigation is based on the theory of least-squares solutions of multi-valued operator equations.

The thery of measure is significant in that we extend from it to the theory of integration. AS specific metric outer measures we can take Hausdorff outer measure and Lebesgue-Stieltjes outer measure connecting measure with monotone functions.([12]) The purpose of this paper is to find some properties of Lebesgue-Stieltjes measure by extending it from $R^1$ to $R^n(n{\geq}1)$ $({\S}3)$ and differentiation of the integral defined by Borel measure $({\S}4)$. If in detail, as follows. We proved that if $_n{\lambda}_{f}^{\ast}$ is Lebesgue-Stieltjes outer measure defined on a finite monotone increasing function $f:R{\rightarrow}R$ with the right continuity, then $$_n{\lambda}_{f}^{\ast}(I)=\prod_{j=1}^{n}(f(b_j)-f(a_j))$$, where $I={(x_1,...,x_n){\mid}a_j$<$x_j{\leq}b_j,\;j=1,...,n}$. (Theorem 3.6). We've reached the conclusion of an extension of Lebesgue Differentiation Theorem in the course of proving that the class of continuous function on $R^n$ with compact support is dense in $L^p(d{\mu})$ ($1{\leq$}p<$\infty$) (Proposition 2.4). That is, if f is locally $\mu$-integrable on $R^n$, then $\lim_{h\to\0}\left(\frac{1}{{\mu}(Q_x(h))}\right)\int_{Qx(h)}f\;d{\mu}=f(x)\;a.e.(\mu)$.