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We study the zeta determinant of the Laplace operator on two classes of (compact) geometries: cones and product spaces. The result is obtained by applying a new technique introduced in Spreafico (arXiv:math/0607816, 2008) to deal with some class of regularized products.
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Spreafico, M. Zeta determinants on cones and products. J. Geom. 96, 167–178 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00022-010-0034-2
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