This lecture is a complete introduction to the general theory of operators on Hilbert spaces. We particularly focus on those tools that are essentials in Quantum Mechanics: unbounded operators, multiplication operators, self-adjointness, spectrum, functional calculus, spectral measures and von Neumann’s Spectral Theorem. 1.1 Basic Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

In this article we consider the zeta regularized determinant of Laplace-type operators on the generalized cone. For arbitrary self-adjoint extensions of a matrix of singular ordinary differential operators modelled on the generalized cone, a closed expression for the determinant is given. The result involves a determinant of an endomorphism of a finite-dimensional vector space, the endomorphism...