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I've already handed in my (I can only assume) incorrect solution, but I just felt like posting, though I'm not sure if anyone will be able to help.
I have a rank-2 covariant tensor, T sub i,j. This can be written in the form of t sub i,j + alpha*metric tensor*T super k, sub k (I hope my notation makes sense). I am also told that t super i, sub i = 0. I need to find alpha in d-dimensions.
I was thinking that I multiply the whole thing by the inverse metric tensor. That would give me a scalar on the right hand side of the equation and, I believe, would raise one index on t sub i,j so that I could use the given. I'm lost after that.
If it helps, it seems that this is somehow related to the dimensional coefficients of the Ricci tensors and curvature scalars in the Weyl tensor.
I have a rank-2 covariant tensor, T sub i,j. This can be written in the form of t sub i,j + alpha*metric tensor*T super k, sub k (I hope my notation makes sense). I am also told that t super i, sub i = 0. I need to find alpha in d-dimensions.
I was thinking that I multiply the whole thing by the inverse metric tensor. That would give me a scalar on the right hand side of the equation and, I believe, would raise one index on t sub i,j so that I could use the given. I'm lost after that.
If it helps, it seems that this is somehow related to the dimensional coefficients of the Ricci tensors and curvature scalars in the Weyl tensor.