Krein's Formula for Conic Laplacians on Compact Riemann Surfaces

Abstract

In this paper, we establish Krein's formula for self-adjoint extensions of conic Laplacians on compact Riemann surfaces. Our approach is based on the finite-dimensional symplectic space of critical asymptotic boundary data: self-adjoint extensions are parametrized by Lagrangian subspaces, and the resolvent difference of two extensions is expressed in terms of the associated Weyl function. We further derive a trace identity for the resolvent difference and use it to prove a comparison formula for the positive-spectrum zeta determinants associated with different Lagrangian boundary conditions, including the contributions of negative eigenvalues and zero modes.