Partition function on spheres: how (not) to use zeta function   regularization
  It is known that not all summation methods are linear and stable. Zeta function regularization is in general non-linear. However, in some cases formal manipulations with "zeta function" regularization (assuming linearity of sums) lead to correct results. We consider several examples and show why this happens. 
A. Monin
hep-th math-ph math.MP