Zeta function for the Laplace operator acting on forms in a ball with gauge boundary conditions (Q1357607)

Let \(\Delta\) be the Laplace operator with absolute or relative boundary conditions (gauge boundary conditions) acting on \(p\) forms on the ball \(B\) in \(\mathbb{R}^m\). The authors reduce the study of these boundary conditions to a similar problem involving pure Dirichlet or Robin boundary conditions. They compute the relevant zeta function exactly. They give \(\zeta(0)\) for dimensions \(2\leq m\leq 7\) and the functional determinant for \(2\leq m\leq 5\); the method of the paper permits a calculation in arbitrary dimension.