Covariant techniques for computation of the heat kernel

Reviews in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 947-980

  Avramidi, I G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0033446602     PISSN: 0129055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0129055X99000295     Document Type: Article

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