We introduce the notion of a local n-times integrated C-semigroup, which unifies the classes of local C-semigroups, local integrated semigroups and local C-cosine functions. We then study its relations to the C-wellposedness of the (n + 1)-times integrated Cauchy problem and second order abstract Cauchy problem. Finally, a generation theorem for local n-times integrated C-semigroups is given.

This paper is concerned with the problem of real characterization of locally Lipschitz continuous (n + 1)-times integrated semigroups, where n is a nonnegative integer. It is shown that a linear operator is the generator of such an integrated semigroup if and only if it is closed, its resolvent set contains all sufficiently large real numbers, and a stability condition in the spirit of the finite difference approximation theory is satisfied.