The zeta functional determinants on manifolds with boundary

Journal of Functional Analysis

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 363-399

  Chang, Sun Yung A ^a   Qing, Jie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 0031190766     PISSN: 00221236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfan.1996.3060     Document Type: Article

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