Hilbert space structures on the solution space of Klein–Gordon-type evolution equations

Abstract

We use the theory of pseudo-Hermitian operators to address the problem of the construction and classification of positive-definite invariant inner-products on the space of solutions of a Klein–Gordon-type evolution equation. This involves dealing with the peculiarities of formulating a unitary quantum dynamics in a Hilbert space with a time-dependent inner product. We apply our general results to obtain possible Hilbert space structures on the solution space of the equation of motion for a classical simple harmonic oscillator, a free Klein–Gordon equation and the Wheeler–DeWitt equation for the FRW-massive-real-scalar-field models.