The Inverse Laplacian: Traces in Infinite Dimensions
Abstract
In this paper, we present a concise development of the well-studied theory of trace class operators on infinite dimensional (separable) Hilbert spaces suitable for an advanced undergraduate, as well as a construction of the inverse Laplacian on closed manifolds. With these developments acting as prerequisite, we present original trace computations involving the inverse Laplacian on the (flat) torus, generalizing computations done by R. Grady and O. Gwilliam within the context of topological quantum field theory.
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