Zeta function regularization of path integrals in curved spacetime

1977/06/01 by S. W. Hawking · 1,474 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Arithmetic zeta function #Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies #Heat kernel #Mathematical analysis #Mathematical physics #Mathematics #Path integral formulation #Physics #Prime zeta function #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Quantum mechanics #Regularization (linguistics) #Riemann zeta function #Spacetime #Zeta function regularization

paper · doi:10.1007/bf01626516

published in Communications in Mathematical Physics 55(2), 133-148 (Springer Science+Business Media)

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