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A perturbation theory for determinants of differential operators regularized through the ζ-function technique is presented. The application of this approach to the study of chiral changes in the fermionic path-integral variables is discussed.
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Gamboa-Saraví, R.E., Muschietti, M.A. & Solomin, J.E. On perturbation theory for regularized determinants of differential operators. Commun.Math. Phys. 89, 363–373 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01214660
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