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Spectral zeta functions of fractals and the complex dynamics of polynomials

Spectral Theory 2018-06-29 v2 Mathematical Physics Dynamical Systems math.MP

Abstract

We obtain formulas for the spectral zeta function of the Laplacian on symmetric finitely ramified fractals, such as the Sierpinski gasket, and a fractal Laplacian on the interval. These formulas contain a new type of zeta function associated with a polynomial (rational functions also can appear in this context). It is proved that this zeta function has a meromorphic continuation to a half plain with poles contained in an arithmetic progression. It is shown as an example that the Riemann zeta function is the zeta functions of a quadratic polynomial, which is associated with the Laplacian on an interval. The spectral zeta function of the Sierpinski gasket is a product of the zeta function of a polynomial and a geometric part; the poles of the former are canceled by the zeros of the latter. A similar product structure was discovered by M.L. Lapidus for self-similar fractal strings.

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@article{arxiv.math/0505546,
  title  = {Spectral zeta functions of fractals and the complex dynamics of polynomials},
  author = {Alexander Teplyaev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0505546},
  year   = {2018}
}