Determinant of the Neumann operator on smooth Jordan curves
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- by Julian Edward and Siye Wu
- Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 111 (1991), 357-363
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1991-1031662-0
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Abstract:
Using the method of heat kernel expansion, the determinant of the Neumann operator on an arbitrary smooth Jordan curve is shown to be equal to the circumference.References
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Bibliographic Information
- © Copyright 1991 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 111 (1991), 357-363
- MSC: Primary 58G11; Secondary 35S99, 58G15, 58G20
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1991-1031662-0
- MathSciNet review: 1031662