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Heat kernel for higher-order differential operators in Euclidean space

High Energy Physics - Theory 2019-01-01 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We consider heat kernel for higher-order operators with constant coefficients in dd-dimensio\-nal Euclidean space and its asymptotic behavior. For arbitrary operators which are invariant with respect to O(d)O(d)-rotations we obtain exact analytical expressions for the heat kernel and Green functions in the form of infinite series in Fox--Wright psi functions and Fox HH-functions. We investigate integro-differential relations and the asymptotic behavior of the functions Eν,α(z) \mathcal{E}_{\nu, \alpha}(z), in terms of which the heat kernel of O(d)O(d)-invariant operators are expressed. It is shown that the obtained expressions are well defined for non-integer values of space dimension dd, as well as for operators of non-integer order. Possible applications of the obtained results in quantum field theory and the connection with fractional calculus are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1812.11399,
  title  = {Heat kernel for higher-order differential operators in Euclidean space},
  author = {W. Wachowski and P. I. Pronin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1812.11399},
  year   = {2019}
}
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