Zeta Function on a Generalised Cone

The analytic properties of the -function for a Laplace operator on a generalised cone are studied in some detail using Cheeger's approach and explicit expressions are given. In the compact case, the -function of the Laplace operator turns out to be singular at the origin. As a result, strictly speaking, the -function regularisation does not regularise and a further subtraction is required for the related one-loop effective potential.