Heat-kernel expansion on noncompact domains and a generalized zeta-function regularization procedure

DOI10.1063/1.2259580MaRDI QIDQ3442018zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Sergio Zerbini, Guido Cognola, Emilio Elizalde

Publication date 16 May 2007

Published in Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0601084

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Heat and other parabolic equation methods for PDEs on manifolds (58J35) Perturbations of PDEs on manifolds; asymptotics (58J37) Determinants and determinant bundles, analytic torsion (58J52) Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20)

Abstract: Heat-kernel expansion and zeta function regularisation are discussed for Laplace type operators with discrete spectrum in non compact domains. Since a general theory is lacking, the heat-kernel expansion is investigated by means of several examples. It is pointed out that for a class of exponential (analytic) interactions, generically the non-compactness of the domain gives rise to logarithmic terms in the heat-kernel expansion. Then, a meromorphic continuation of the associated zeta function is investigated. A simple model is considered, for which the analytic continuation of the zeta function is not regular at the origin, displaying a pole of higher order. For a physically meaningful evaluation of the related functional determinant, a generalised zeta function regularisation procedure is proposed.

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