A formula for the heat kernel coefficients on Riemannian manifolds

Abstract

Based on the idea of adiabatic expansion theory, we will present a new formula for the asymptotic expansion coefficients of every derivative of the heat kernel on a compact Riemannian manifold. It will be very useful for having systematic understanding of the coefficients, and, furthermore, by using only a basic knowledge of calculus added to the formula, one can describe them explicitly up to an arbitrarily high order.