Energy-momentum tensor perfect fluid raise index

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Homework Statement



This should be pretty simple and I guess I am doing something stupid?

##T_{bv}=(p+\rho)U_bU_v-\rho g_{bv}##
compute ##T^u_v##:
##T^0_0=\rho, T^i_i=-p##

Homework Equations



##U^u=\delta^t_u##
##g_{uv}## is the FRW metric,in particular ##g_{tt}=1##
##g^{bu}T_{bv}=T^u_v##
## g^{ab}g_{ca}=\delta^{(4)b} _c=4## if b=c(where I haven't paid attention to order of the indices when lowering and raising since both metric and energy-momentum tensor are symmetric objects)

The Attempt at a Solution


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##T^u_v=g^{bu}T_{bv}=g^{bu}(p+\rho)U_bU_v-\rho g_{bv}g^{bu}##
##= (p+\rho)U^bU_v-p\delta^u_v##

similarly ##U^u=\delta^u_t##

Now I get the correct components if ##\delta^u_v=1 ## but ## \delta^u_v=4 ## if u=v because we are in 4d-d space-time I thought?

Many thanks
 
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binbagsss said:
## g^{ab}g_{ca}=\delta^{(4)b} _c=4## if b=c

This is wrong. ##\delta^{b} _c## is ##1## if ##b=c## and ##0## otherwise. You may be confusing it with ##\delta^b_b## which is ##4## because the repeated index b is summed over.
 
Dick said:
This is wrong. ##\delta^{b} _c## is ##1## if ##b=c## and ##0## otherwise. You may be confusing it with ##\delta^b_b## which is ##4## because the repeated index b is summed over.
Omg ok thanks

But I got this from contracting over the metric, I had it in my head this was ##4## for some reason but . Ahh but I guess it's the same idea so I had:
## g_{ab}g^{ac}=\delta^b_c##
as a pose to ##g_{ab}g^{ab}=4=\delta^b_b##?
 
binbagsss said:
Omg ok thanks

But I got this from contracting over the metric, I had it in my head this was ##4## for some reason but . Ahh but I guess it's the same idea so I had:
## g_{ab}g^{ac}=\delta^b_c##
as a pose to ##g_{ab}g^{ab}=4=\delta^b_b##?

Right. The difference comes from the Einstein summation convention.
 
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