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Selberg's trace formula: an introduction

Spectral Theory 2015-09-07 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

These lecture notes provide a basic introduction to Selberg's trace formula. We discuss the simplest possible case: the spectrum of the Laplacian on a compact Riemannian surface of constant negative curvature. (To appear in Springer LNP.)

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@article{arxiv.math/0407288,
  title  = {Selberg's trace formula: an introduction},
  author = {Jens Marklof},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0407288},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

Lectures given at the International School "Quantum Chaos on Hyperbolic Manifolds" (Schloss Reisensburg, Gunzburg, Germany, 4-11 October 2003). To appear in Springer LNP