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Dirichlet oscillator determinant ratio (det(−∂t2​−ω2)/det(−∂t2​)=sin(ωT)/(ωT))

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On [0,T] with vanishing endpoint fluctuations, the sine-mode eigenvalues are (πn/T)2−ω2. Divide by the free eigenvalues and use the sine infinite product. The ratio determines the harmonic oscillator transition kernel once the free configuration-space path integral is normalized. Zeros correspond to caustics where the fluctuation operator has a zero mode.

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