Does anyone know which are Ricci and Riemann Tensors of FRW metric?

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The discussion focuses on the Ricci and Riemann Tensors of the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) metric, specifically in relation to spatial coordinates. Participants suggest consulting various references or using computational tools like Maxima to verify results. To receive feedback on specific calculations, users are encouraged to share their findings within the thread. The importance of thorough research and computation in solving Einstein's equations is emphasized. Overall, the conversation highlights the need for collaborative verification in complex tensor calculations.
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Homework Statement
Find Ricci and Riemann tensors of FRW metric
Relevant Equations
\begin{align*}g_{\mu\nu}=a(t)^2\begin{pmatrix} \frac{1}{1-kr^2} & 0 & 0 \\ 0 & r^2 & 0\\ 0 & 0 & r^2\sin^2{\theta} \end{pmatrix}\end{align*}
I just need to compare my results of the Ricci and Riemann Tensors of FRW metric, but only considering the spatial coordinates.
 
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physicsuniverse02 said:
I just need to compare my results of the Ricci and Riemann Tensors of FRW metric, but only considering the spatial coordinates.
Then you should either look up those results in one of many references, or check your computation using a computer package designed for that purpose, like Maxima.

If you want someone here to take a look at your results and let you know if they make sense, you need to post them here. If you are expecting us to just tell you the answer here, you are expecting too much.
 
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So is there some elegant way to do this or am I just supposed to follow my nose and sub the Taylor expansions for terms in the two boost matrices under the assumption ##v,w\ll 1##, then do three ugly matrix multiplications and get some horrifying kludge for ##R## and show that the product of ##R## and its transpose is the identity matrix with det(R)=1? Without loss of generality I made ##\mathbf{v}## point along the x-axis and since ##\mathbf{v}\cdot\mathbf{w} = 0## I set ##w_1 = 0## to...

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