DILATON GRAVITY WITH A NONMINIMALLY COUPLED SCALAR FIELD

We discuss the two-dimensional dilaton gravity with a scalar field as the source matter. The coupling between the gravity and the scalar, massless, field is presented in an unusual form. We work out two examples of these couplings, and solutions with black-hole behaviour are discussed and compared with those found in the literature.

QUANTUM PHENOMENA BETWEEN UNIFORMLY MOVING PLATES

The quantum theory of fields with moving boundary conditions in four-dimensional space-time is studied. We consider the particular case of a scalar massless field between two infinite parallel plates moving with constant relative velocity. It is shown that this motion produces squeezed states, and creates 'particles' at the expense of the Casimir energy.