Polyakov-Alvarez Formula for Curvilinear Polygonal Domains with Slits
Abstract
We consider the $\zeta$-regularized determinant of the Friedrichs extension of the Dirichlet Laplace-Beltrami operator on curvilinear polygonal domains with corners of arbitrary positive angles. In particular, this includes slit domains. We obtain a short time asymptotic expansion of the heat trace using a classical patchwork method. This allows us to define the $\zeta$-regularized determinant of the Laplacian and prove a comparison formula of Polyakov-Alvarez type for a smooth and conformal change of metric.
- Publication:
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arXiv e-prints
- Pub Date:
- January 2025
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2501.07682
- Bibcode:
- 2025arXiv250107682K
- Keywords:
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- Mathematical Physics;
- Mathematics - Differential Geometry;
- Mathematics - Spectral Theory
- E-Print:
- 23 pages, 4 figures