Abstract
We propose a novel derivation of the non-local heat kernel expansion, first studied by Barvinsky, Vilkovisky, and Avramidi, based on simple diagrammatic equations satisfied by the heat kernel. For Laplace-type differential operators, we obtain the explicit form of the non-local heat kernel form factors to second order in the curvatures. Our method can be generalized easily to the derivation of the non-local heat kernel expansion of a wide class of differential operators.
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