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An asymptotic equality of the form $\operatorname{Tr}_{L^2} e^{-t(L+V)}=Ct^{-\alpha}+o(t^{-\alpha})$ as $t\rightarrow 0$ is given for the trace of the heat semigroup generated by operators on compact manifolds of the form…