Q-Curvature, Spectral Invariants, and Representation Theory
We give an introductory account of functional determinants of elliptic operators on manifolds and Polyakov-type formulas for their infinitesimal and finite conformal variations. We relate this to extremal problems and to the Q-curvature on even-dimensional conformal manifolds. The exposition is self...
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| Language: | English |
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National Academy of Science of Ukraine
2007-09-01
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| Series: | Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications |
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| Online Access: | http://www.emis.de/journals/SIGMA/2007/090/ |