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Example 1.
First create a 4-dimensional manifold M and define a metric on . The metric shown below is a homogenous Einstein metric (see (12.34) in Stephani, Kramer et al).
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Calculate the Bel-Robinson tensor for the metric . The result is clearly a symmetric tensor.
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Use the optional keyword argument indexlist to calculate the contravariant form of the Bel-Robinson tensor.
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The tensor B is trace-free.
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The covariant divergence of the tensor B1 vanishes. To check this, first calculate the Christoffel connection C for the metric g and then calculate the covariant derivative of B1.
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The divergence of the Bel-Robinson tensor is not automatically zero; the divergence vanishes when the metric g is an Einstein metric. To check this, compute the Ricci tensor of g.
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The Weyl tensor, if already calculated, can be used to quickly compute the Bel-Robinson tensor.
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