Euclidean Quantum Gravity in Light of Spectral Geometry

dc.creatorEsposito, Giampiero
dc.date2003-07-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-25T21:16:06Z
dc.descriptionA proper understanding of boundary-value problems is essential in the attempt of developing a quantum theory of gravity and of the birth of the universe. The present paper reviews these topics in light of recent developments in spectral geometry, i.e. heat-kernel asymptotics for the Laplacian in the presence of Dirichlet, or Robin, or mixed boundary conditions; completely gauge-invariant boundary conditions in Euclidean quantum gravity; local vs. non-local boundary-value problems in one-loop Euclidean quantum theory via path integrals.
dc.description31 pages, plain Tex. Submitted to the Proceedings of the Workshop: "Spectral Geometry of Manifolds with Boundary and Decomposition of Manifolds", Roskilde (Denmark), August 2003. Editors: Bernhelm Booss-Bavnbek, Gerd Grubb, Krzysztof P. Wojciechowski
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0307226
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0307226
dc.identifierContemp.Math. 366 (2005) 23-42
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/77891
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleEuclidean Quantum Gravity in Light of Spectral Geometry
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