Energy-momentum tensor, lagrangian density

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Homework Statement



I try to calculate the energy tensor, but i can't do it like the article, and i don't know, i have a photo but it don't look very good, sorry for my english, i have a problem with a sign in the result

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The Attempt at a Solution



In the photos you can see the attemp at a solution
 
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  • Handwritten derivation of the energy-momentum tensor from a Lagrangian density L = R_{αβ} A^α A^β = g^{μν} g^{βκ} R_{αβ} A_μ A_κ, with the metric variation and tensor index manipulations written line by line.
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  • Handwritten derivation of tensor expressions with partial derivatives, covariant derivatives and index contractions, numbered equation 2, followed by a longer line expanding the result into four terms with delta factors.
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  • Handwritten derivation of an energy-momentum tensor T_mu nu in terms of covariant derivatives of a vector field A, with a final line dividing the expression by 2.
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This is the problem
 
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  • Typeset action integral S over a Lagrangian with R, C terms, Lambda terms, omega and eta couplings, 16 pi G0 Lm, and the field equations for the metric variation, with highlighted terms.
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