  We consider the grand canonical thermodynamics of a noninteracting scalar
field in a static spacetime. We take the nonrelativistic limit of thermodynamic
quantities in a way that leaves the curved structure of the background geometry
intact. Using Mellin transform and heat kernel techniques we obtain asymptotic
expansions of thermodynamic quantities appropriate for the analysis of
Bose-Einstein condensation. We apply our results to investigate gravitational
effects on the Bose-Einstein condensation for a scalar field in a finite
volume. We also analyze the boundary effects on the depletion coefficient of
the scalar field.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology