Tuesday, 8 September 2015

homework and exercises - Wald problem 4 of chapter 4


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):


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where g=η+γ. So gμν=ημνγμν+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)

where (1)Γμαβ=+ημν(αγβ)ν12ημννγαβ
and (2)Γμαβ=γμν(αγβ)ν+12γμννγαβ.
Writing Rμρ=νΓνμρμΓννρ+2Γαρ[μΓνν]α=ν(1)Γνμρμ(1)Γννρ(1)Rμρ+ν(2)Γνμρμ(2)Γννρ+2(1)Γαρ[μ(1)Γνν]α(2)Rμρ+O(γ3)


This is what I have so far: my attempt



(2)Rμρ=ν(2)Γνμρμ(2)Γννρ+(1)Γαμρ(1)Γναν(1)Γανρ(1)Γναμ=ν(γνλ(μγρ)λ+12γνλλγμρ)μ(γνλ(νγρ)λ+12γνλλγνρ)+(1)Γαμρ(1)Γναν(1)Γανρ(1)Γναμ=γνλ(ν(μγρ)λ+12νλγμρ+μ(νγρ)λ12μλγνρ)+ηαβ((μγρ)β12βγμρ)ηνλ((αγν)λ12λγαν)ηαβ((νγρ)β12βγνρ)ηνλ((αγμ)λ12λγαμ)=12γνλμργνλγνλν(ργμ)λ+12γνλνλγμρ+14ηαβ(μγρβ+ργμββγμρ)αγ14ηαβηνλ(νγρβ+ργνββγνρ)(αγμλ+μγαλλγαμ)=12γνλμργνλγνλν(ργμ)λ+12ν(12γνλλγμρ)12νγνλλγμρ+14ηαβηνλ(μγρβαγ+ργμβαγβγμραγνγρβαγμλνγρβμγαλ+νγρβλγαμργνβαγμλργνβμγαλ+ργνβλγαμ+βγνραγμλ+βγνρμγαλβγνρλγαμ)=12γνλμργνλγνλν(ργμ)λ+12ν(12γνλλγμρ)12νγνλλγμρ+14ηαβηνλ(2(μγρ)βαγβγμραγνγρβαγμλνγρβμγαλ+νγρβλγαμργνβαγμλργνβμγαλ+ργνβλγαμ+βγνραγμλ+βγνρμγαλβγνρλγαμ)


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..




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