Zeta-function regularization is uniquely defined and well

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/27/9/010MaRDI QIDQ4868656zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Emilio Elizalde

Publication date 1994

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9308028

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Determinants and determinant bundles, analytic torsion (58J52) Nonperturbative methods of renormalization applied to problems in quantum field theory (81T16) Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20)

Abstract: Hawking's zeta function regularization procedure is shown to be rigorously and uniquely defined, thus putting and end to the spreading lore about different difficulties associated with it. Basic misconceptions, misunderstandings and errors which keep appearing in important scientific journals when dealing with this beautiful regularization method ---and other analytical procedures--- are clarified and corrected.

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