I'm trying to derive equation 4.4.51 in Wald's GR book (the second order correction in γ term for the Ricci tensor):
where g=η+γ. So gμν=ημν−γμν+O(γ2).
I'm not sure how to proceed, but I got stuck for quite a while:
Take Γμαβ=(1)Γμαβ+(2)Γμαβ+O(γ3)
This is what I have so far: my attempt
(2)Rμρ=∂ν(2)Γνμρ−∂μ(2)Γννρ+(1)Γαμρ(1)Γναν−(1)Γανρ(1)Γναμ=∂ν(−γνλ∂(μγρ)λ+12γνλ∂λγμρ)−∂μ(−γνλ∂(νγρ)λ+12γνλ∂λγνρ)+(1)Γαμρ(1)Γναν−(1)Γανρ(1)Γναμ=γνλ(−∂ν∂(μγρ)λ+12∂ν∂λγμρ+∂μ∂(νγρ)λ−12∂μ∂λγνρ)+ηαβ(∂(μγρ)β−12∂βγμρ)ηνλ(∂(αγν)λ−12∂λγαν)−ηαβ(∂(νγρ)β−12∂βγνρ)ηνλ(∂(αγμ)λ−12∂λγαμ)=12γνλ∂μ∂ργνλ−γνλ∂ν∂(ργμ)λ+12γνλ∂ν∂λγμρ+14ηαβ(∂μγρβ+∂ργμβ−∂βγμρ)∂αγ−14ηαβηνλ(∂νγρβ+∂ργνβ−∂βγνρ)(∂αγμλ+∂μγαλ−∂λγαμ)=12γνλ∂μ∂ργνλ−γνλ∂ν∂(ργμ)λ+12∂ν(12γνλ∂λγμρ)−12∂νγνλ∂λγμρ+14ηαβηνλ(∂μγρβ∂αγ+∂ργμβ∂αγ−∂βγμρ∂αγ−∂νγρβ∂αγμλ−∂νγρβ∂μγαλ+∂νγρβ∂λγαμ−∂ργνβ∂αγμλ−∂ργνβ∂μγαλ+∂ργνβ∂λγαμ+∂βγνρ∂αγμλ+∂βγνρ∂μγαλ−∂βγνρ∂λγαμ)=12γνλ∂μ∂ργνλ−γνλ∂ν∂(ργμ)λ+12∂ν(12γνλ∂λγμρ)−12∂νγνλ∂λγμρ+14ηαβηνλ(2∂(μγρ)β∂αγ−∂βγμρ∂αγ−∂νγρβ∂αγμλ−∂νγρβ∂μγαλ+∂νγρβ∂λγαμ−∂ργνβ∂αγμλ−∂ργνβ∂μγαλ+∂ργνβ∂λγαμ+∂βγνρ∂αγμλ+∂βγνρ∂μγαλ−∂βγνρ∂λγαμ)
In my last line, somehow it seems like too many terms cancel out to get what the book has, in particular, there aren't enough γμρ terms..
No comments:
Post a Comment