Proof of the symmetry of the off-diagonal heat-kernel and Hadamard's expansion coefficients in general C∞ Riemannian manifolds

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 208, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 283-308

  Moretti, Valter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

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EID: 0033235138     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002200050759     Document Type: Article

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