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We use the Selberg trace formula to derive the expressions for determinants of Laplacians acting in real line bundles over a compact Riemann surface of genus p>1. Such determinants may be important in studying the structure of quantum geometry of strings.
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Goncharov, Y.P., Spokoiny, B.L. Determinants of Laplacians in real line bundles connected with quantum geometry of strings. Lett Math Phys 16, 263–268 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00398963
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