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Effective action in spherical domains

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-22 v2 alg-geom Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

The effective action on an orbifolded sphere is computed for minimally coupled scalar fields. The results are presented in terms of derivatives of Barnes zeta-functions and it is shown how these may be evaluated. Numerical values are shown. An analytical, heat-kernel derivation of the Ces\`aro-Fedorov formula for the number of symmetry planes of a regular solid is also presented.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9306154,
  title  = {Effective action in spherical domains},
  author = {J. S. Dowker},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9306154},
  year   = {2009}
}

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18 pages, Plain TeX (Mailer oddities possibly corrected.)