Equivariant Scott–Wojciechowski determinant formula

Let HH be a group, let hHh\in H, and let DPD_P and DPMD_{\mathcal P_M} be the operators associated with the boundary conditions PP and PM{\mathcal P}_M. Let AA be the relevant boundary operator, let KK be the projection defining PP, and let aa and TT be the operators appearing in the determinant-class expression. Write Grh(A)\operatorname{Gr}_h^\infty(A) for the space of hh-invariant smoothing projections associated with AA. Equivariant Scott–Wojciechowski formula. For hHh\in H, the following equality holds over Grh(A)\operatorname{Gr}_h^\infty(A):

detζh(DP)=detζh(DPM)detF(a(Id+T1K)2).\operatorname{det}^h_\zeta(D_P)=\operatorname{det}^h_\zeta(D_{\mathcal P_M})\cdot\operatorname{det}_F\left(\frac{a(\operatorname{Id}+T^{-1}K)}{2}\right).

This is presented as an equivariant version of the Scott–Wojciechowski theorem, relating the equivariant zeta-determinant of a boundary-value problem to a reference determinant and a Fredholm determinant. The supplied text does not state whether the formula has been proved or remains open.

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Johnny Lim and Hang Wang, “Equivariant Spectral Flow and Equivariant η-invariants on Manifolds With Boundary”, arXiv:2101.01890 (2024).

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