Expansion of the solution if interacting KG equation

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The discussion centers on the expansion of solutions to the interacting Klein-Gordon (KG) equation using solutions from the free KG equation. The proposed solution involves expressing the interacting field as a function of both momentum and spacetime coordinates, suggesting that the coefficients should vary with time and space due to interactions. This approach aims to maintain covariance while accommodating the complexities introduced by interactions. The inquiry seeks validation of this method for expanding the interacting solution. Overall, the discussion emphasizes the need for a nuanced understanding of field behavior in the presence of interactions.
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The exponentials ##\phi_p(x)=e^{ipx} ##(where ## px=p_\mu x^\mu##), are solutions of the free KG equation ## (\partial_\mu \partial^\mu+m^2) \phi =0##. I can expand the solutions of the interacting KG equation ## (\partial_\mu \partial^\mu+m^2)\psi=V\psi ## in terms of solutions of the free KG equation ## \psi(x)=\int e^{ipx} \pi(p) d^4p ##.
But because there is an interaction, it seems to me that the evolution of ## \psi(x) ## should be different from a free field and so I think the function ##\pi## should also be a function of time. But because we want to think covariantly and also because it seems a natural generalization to let the field have different expansion coefficients in different events of space-time, I think we should let ## \pi ## depend on all four coordinates, i.e. we should write ## \psi(x)=\int e^{ipx} \pi(p,x) d^4p ##
Is this the right way of thinking about it?
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It seems an advanced level question requiring tensors.
Please make the question simple if possible!
 
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