One-loop stress-tensor renormalization in curved background: The relation between ζ-function and point-splitting approaches, and an improved point-splitting procedure

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 3843-3875

  Moretti, Valter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

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EID: 0033241159     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.532929     Document Type: Article

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