Published May 1994 | Version v1
Journal article

Effective action in spherical domains

Creators

  • 1. Dept. of Theoretical Physics, Univ. of Manchester (United Kingdom)

Description

The effective action on an orbifolded sphere is computed for minimally coupled scalar fields. The results are presented in terms of derivatives of Barnes ζ-functions and it is shown how these may be evaluated. Numerical values are shown. An analytical, heat-kernel derivation of the Cesaro-Fedorov formula for the number of symmetry planes of a regular solid is also presented. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Communications in Mathematical Physics
Journal Volume
162
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 633-647.
ISSN
0010-3616
CODEN
CMPHAY