Solving Scalar Curvature for Homogenous & Isotropic FLRV Metric

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The discussion revolves around finding the equation of scalar curvature for homogeneous and isotropic space using the Friedmann-Lemaître-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) metric. Participants are exploring the mathematical framework and calculations involved in this context.

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  • Exploratory, Mathematical reasoning, Assumption checking

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  • Participants question the adequacy of initial attempts and suggest directly calculating the Ricci curvature from the FLRW metric. There are inquiries about specific notations and the next steps in the calculations. Some participants emphasize the simplicity of the FLRW metric and encourage using standard definitions and formulas.

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The discussion is active, with participants providing guidance on how to approach the calculations. There are multiple interpretations of the problem, and while some participants express confusion over notation, others suggest straightforward methods to proceed. No explicit consensus has been reached yet.

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Participants are navigating through various notations and mathematical expressions, indicating a potential lack of clarity in the problem setup. The discussion reflects the challenges of working with complex tensor equations in general relativity.

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Homework Statement



Find the equation of scalar curvature for homogenous and isotropic space with FLRV metric.

Homework Equations



## R=6(\frac{\ddot{a}}{a}+\left( \frac{\dot{a}}{a}\right )^2+\frac{k}{a^2}) ##


The Attempt at a Solution


##G_{AB}=R_{AB}-\frac{1}{2}Rg_{AB}##
 
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That's not really much of an attempt to be honest :p

What did you get when you calculated the Ricci curvature for the FLRW metric? Just plug the metric into the formulas.
 
If I strart from this point:
## B_{\mu\nu}+\lambda g_{\mu\nu}B=0 / \cdot g^{\mu\nu} \\
R(1+4\lambda)=0 ##
what next?
 
WannabeNewton said:
That's not really much of an attempt to be honest :p

What did you get when you calculated the Ricci curvature for the FLRW metric? Just plug the metric into the formulas.

Any help?
 
I can't really understand your notation. Why not just calculate it directly? ##R = g^{\mu\nu}R_{\mu\nu} = g^{\mu\nu}R^{\alpha}{}{}_{\mu\alpha\nu}##. The FLRW metric is diagonal and extremely simply in the usual form so the computation shouldn't be so bad.
 
WannabeNewton said:
I can't really understand your notation. Why not just calculate it directly? ##R = g^{\mu\nu}R_{\mu\nu} = g^{\mu\nu}R^{\alpha}{}{}_{\mu\alpha\nu}##. The FLRW metric is diagonal and extremely simply in the usual form so the computation shouldn't be so bad.

With the FLRW metric actually you should be able to use directly the definition of ##R_{\mu\nu}## and then take out the scalar as here above.
Anyway try and look in any GR book (e.g. Carroll or others). It is done quite everywhere.
 

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