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We compute the coefficients of the terms with non negative powers of the asymptotic expansion of the determinant of the discrete Laplace operator of the de Rham complex of the circle associated to any orthogonal representation of the fundamental group.
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Spreafico, M. Asymptotics of the determinant of the discrete Laplacian on the circle. Rev Mat Complut 31, 237–245 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13163-017-0233-6
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