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Zeta Functions and Periodic Orbit Theory: A Review

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The article reviews the interrelationship of periodic orbit theory and the Selberg trace formula. Examples from recent work on quantization of chaos are surveyed. The review emphasizes the development in terms of Lie group representation theory and differential geometry. Finally, the formal connections to string theory are discussed.

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