Selberg Zeta and Theta Functions

Selberg Zeta and Theta Functions

Author: Ulrich Bunke

Publisher: De Gruyter Akademie Forschung

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13:

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The authors give a self contained exposition of the theory of Selberg zeta and theta functions for bundles on compact locally symmetric spaces of rank 1. The connection between these functions and the spectrum of certain elliptic differential operators is provided by a version of the Selberg trace formula. The theta function is a regularized trace of the wave group. Originally defined geometrically, the Selberg zeta function has a representation in terms of regularized determinants. This leads to a complete description of its singularities. These results are employed in order to establish a functional equation and further properties of the Ruelle zeta function. A couple of explicit examples is worked out. Additional chapters are devoted to the theta function of Riemannian surfaces with cusps and to alternative descriptions of the singularities of the Selberg zeta function in terms of Lie algebra and group cohomology.


Selberg Zeta Functions and Transfer Operators

Selberg Zeta Functions and Transfer Operators

Author: Markus Szymon Fraczek

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-05-11

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 331951296X

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This book presents a method for evaluating Selberg zeta functions via transfer operators for the full modular group and its congruence subgroups with characters. Studying zeros of Selberg zeta functions for character deformations allows us to access the discrete spectra and resonances of hyperbolic Laplacians under both singular and non-singular perturbations. Areas in which the theory has not yet been sufficiently developed, such as the spectral theory of transfer operators or the singular perturbation theory of hyperbolic Laplacians, will profit from the numerical experiments discussed in this book. Detailed descriptions of numerical approaches to the spectra and eigenfunctions of transfer operators and to computations of Selberg zeta functions will be of value to researchers active in analysis, while those researchers focusing more on numerical aspects will benefit from discussions of the analytic theory, in particular those concerning the transfer operator method and the spectral theory of hyperbolic spaces.


Cohomological Theory of Dynamical Zeta Functions

Cohomological Theory of Dynamical Zeta Functions

Author: Andreas Juhl

Publisher: Birkhäuser

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 712

ISBN-13: 3034883404

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Dynamical zeta functions are associated to dynamical systems with a countable set of periodic orbits. The dynamical zeta functions of the geodesic flow of lo cally symmetric spaces of rank one are known also as the generalized Selberg zeta functions. The present book is concerned with these zeta functions from a cohomological point of view. Originally, the Selberg zeta function appeared in the spectral theory of automorphic forms and were suggested by an analogy between Weil's explicit formula for the Riemann zeta function and Selberg's trace formula ([261]). The purpose of the cohomological theory is to understand the analytical properties of the zeta functions on the basis of suitable analogs of the Lefschetz fixed point formula in which periodic orbits of the geodesic flow take the place of fixed points. This approach is parallel to Weil's idea to analyze the zeta functions of pro jective algebraic varieties over finite fields on the basis of suitable versions of the Lefschetz fixed point formula. The Lefschetz formula formalism shows that the divisors of the rational Hassc-Wcil zeta functions are determined by the spectra of Frobenius operators on l-adic cohomology.


Spectral Theory of Infinite-Area Hyperbolic Surfaces

Spectral Theory of Infinite-Area Hyperbolic Surfaces

Author: David Borthwick

Publisher: Birkhäuser

Published: 2016-07-12

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 3319338773

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This text introduces geometric spectral theory in the context of infinite-area Riemann surfaces, providing a comprehensive account of the most recent developments in the field. For the second edition the context has been extended to general surfaces with hyperbolic ends, which provides a natural setting for development of the spectral theory while still keeping technical difficulties to a minimum. All of the material from the first edition is included and updated, and new sections have been added. Topics covered include an introduction to the geometry of hyperbolic surfaces, analysis of the resolvent of the Laplacian, scattering theory, resonances and scattering poles, the Selberg zeta function, the Poisson formula, distribution of resonances, the inverse scattering problem, Patterson-Sullivan theory, and the dynamical approach to the zeta function. The new sections cover the latest developments in the field, including the spectral gap, resonance asymptotics near the critical line, and sharp geometric constants for resonance bounds. A new chapter introduces recently developed techniques for resonance calculation that illuminate the existing results and conjectures on resonance distribution. The spectral theory of hyperbolic surfaces is a point of intersection for a great variety of areas, including quantum physics, discrete groups, differential geometry, number theory, complex analysis, and ergodic theory. This book will serve as a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers from these and other related fields. Review of the first edition: "The exposition is very clear and thorough, and essentially self-contained; the proofs are detailed...The book gathers together some material which is not always easily available in the literature...To conclude, the book is certainly at a level accessible to graduate students and researchers from a rather large range of fields. Clearly, the reader...would certainly benefit greatly from it." (Colin Guillarmou, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2008 h)


Zeta Functions over Zeros of Zeta Functions

Zeta Functions over Zeros of Zeta Functions

Author: André Voros

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-11-21

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 3642052037

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In this text, the famous zeros of the Riemann zeta function and its generalizations (L-functions, Dedekind and Selberg zeta functions)are analyzed through several zeta functions built over those zeros.


Theta Functions, Bowdoin 1987

Theta Functions, Bowdoin 1987

Author: Leon Ehrenpreis

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 730

ISBN-13: 0821814834

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During his long and productive career, Salomon Bochner worked in a variety of different areas of mathematics. This four part set brings together his collected papers, illustrating the range and depth of his mathematical interests. The books are available either individually or as a set.


Dynamical, Spectral, and Arithmetic Zeta Functions

Dynamical, Spectral, and Arithmetic Zeta Functions

Author: Michel Laurent Lapidus

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0821820796

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The original zeta function was studied by Riemann as part of his investigation of the distribution of prime numbers. Other sorts of zeta functions were defined for number-theoretic purposes, such as the study of primes in arithmetic progressions. This led to the development of $L$-functions, which now have several guises. It eventually became clear that the basic construction used for number-theoretic zeta functions can also be used in other settings, such as dynamics, geometry, and spectral theory, with remarkable results. This volume grew out of the special session on dynamical, spectral, and arithmetic zeta functions held at the annual meeting of the American Mathematical Society in San Antonio, but also includes four articles that were invited to be part of the collection. The purpose of the meeting was to bring together leading researchers, to find links and analogies between their fields, and to explore new methods. The papers discuss dynamical systems, spectral geometry on hyperbolic manifolds, trace formulas in geometry and in arithmetic, as well as computational work on the Riemann zeta function. Each article employs techniques of zeta functions. The book unifies the application of these techniques in spectral geometry, fractal geometry, and number theory. It is a comprehensive volume, offering up-to-date research. It should be useful to both graduate students and confirmed researchers.