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The functional determinant of an eigenvalue sequence, as defined by zeta regularization, can be simply evaluated by quadratures. We apply this procedure to the Selberg trace formula for a compact Riemann surface to find a factorization of the Selberg zeta function into two functional determinants, respectively related to the Laplacian on the compact surface itself, and on the sphere. We also apply our formalism to various explicit eigenvalue sequences, reproducing in a simpler way classical results about the gamma function and the BarnesG-function. Concerning the latter, our method explains its connection to the Selberg zeta function and evaluates the related Glaisher-Kinkelin constantA.
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Voros, A. Spectral functions, special functions and the Selberg zeta function. Commun.Math. Phys. 110, 439–465 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01212422
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