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On the definition of the Van Vleck-Morette determinant
Let $M$ be a Riemannian manifold and $\sigma$ the world function. The Van-Vleck-Morette determinant $D$ is defined by
$$D(x,x')=\det(-\sigma_{;\mu\nu{}'})$$
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