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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2008 iii Paper 62 2 b Solution by
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For the flat FRW metric, , , and . Consequently the kinetic contraction of the scalar field isInserting this in , with and , givesThese are contravariant coordinate components of the stress-energy tensor; spatial components in an orthonormal frame carry different powers of . In particular is the energy density seen by the comoving observer.
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