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Finite-difference zeta function regularisation and spectral weighting in effective actions

Mathematical Physics 2026-04-14 v1 math.MP

Abstract

Standard zeta function regularisation enforces a scale-independent prescription for spectral aggregation, effectively fixing the relative weight of spectral contributions. We relax this constraint by replacing the derivative at s=0s=0 with a finite-difference construction based on ζA(0)\zeta_{A}(0) and ζA(q1)\zeta_{A}(q-1). In finite systems, it gives rise in the macroscopic limit to Tsallis-type quantities and a qq-controlled information-geometric structure. In infinite dimensions, it yields an effective action whose variation δΓq=Tr(AqδA)\delta\Gamma_{q}=\mathrm{Tr}(A^{-q}\delta A) realises scale-dependent spectral weighting. Within this framework, zeta function regularisation, effective action, nonextensive scaling, and information geometry emerge as manifestations of a common principle of finite-difference spectral aggregation.

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@article{arxiv.2604.11460,
  title  = {Finite-difference zeta function regularisation and spectral weighting in effective actions},
  author = {Keisuke Okamura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.11460},
  year   = {2026}
}

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7 pages, 2 figures

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