Functional determinants for general self-adjoint extensions of Laplace-type operators resulting from the generalized cone
Abstract
In this article we consider the zeta regularized determinant of Laplace-type operators on the generalized cone. For {\it arbitrary} self-adjoint extensions of a matrix of singular ordinary differential operators modelled on the generalized cone, a closed expression for the determinant is given. The result involves a determinant of an endomorphism of a finite-dimensional vector space, the endomorphism encoding the self-adjoint extension chosen. For particular examples, like the Friedrich's extension, the answer is easily extracted from the general result. In combination with \cite{BKD}, a closed expression for the determinant of an arbitrary self-adjoint extension of the full Laplace-type operator on the generalized cone can be obtained.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0709.1232,
title = {Functional determinants for general self-adjoint extensions of Laplace-type operators resulting from the generalized cone},
author = {Klaus Kirsten and Paul Loya and Jinsung Park},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0709.1232},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
27 pages, 2 figures; to appear in Manuscripta Mathematica