Yv. Pavlov, Nonconformal scalar field in a homogeneous isotropic space and the Hamiltonian diagonalization method, THEOR MATH, 126(1), 2001, pp. 92-100
We diagonalize the metric Hamiltonian and evaluate the energy spectrum of t
he corresponding quasiparticles for a scaler field coupled to a curvature i
n the case of an N-dimensional homogeneous isotropic space. The energy spec
trum for the quasiparticles corresponding to the diagonal form of the canon
ical Hamiltonian is also evaluated. We construct a modified energy-momentum
tenser with the following properties: for the conformal scaler field, it c
oincides with the metric energy-momentum tenser; tile energies of the parti
cles corresponding to its diagonal form are equal to the oscillator frequen
cy; and the number of such particles created in a nonstationary metric is f
inite. We show that the Hamiltonian defined by, the modified energy-momentu
m tenser can be obtained as the canonical Hamiltonian under a certain choic
e of variables.