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Start with
[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex]=[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex]
Insert
[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex]=[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex][itex]\frac{g_{\mu\nu}g^{\mu\nu}}{4}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex]
Contract the Ricci Tensor
[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex] = [itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex][itex]\frac{g_{\mu\nu}}{4}[/itex]R
Thus
[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex]=[itex]\frac{1}{4}[/itex][itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex][itex]{g_{\mu\nu}}[/itex]R
But General Relativity says
[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex]=[itex]\frac{1}{2}[/itex][itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex][itex]{g_{\mu\nu}}[/itex]R
What is wrong here?
[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex]=[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex]
Insert
[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex]=[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex][itex]\frac{g_{\mu\nu}g^{\mu\nu}}{4}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex]
Contract the Ricci Tensor
[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex] = [itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex][itex]\frac{g_{\mu\nu}}{4}[/itex]R
Thus
[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex]=[itex]\frac{1}{4}[/itex][itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex][itex]{g_{\mu\nu}}[/itex]R
But General Relativity says
[itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex]R[itex]_{\mu\nu}[/itex]=[itex]\frac{1}{2}[/itex][itex]\nabla^{\mu}[/itex][itex]{g_{\mu\nu}}[/itex]R
What is wrong here?