Contracted Bianchi identity

The Ricci tensor and scalar satisfy ${\nabla }^{\alpha }{R}_{\alpha \beta }=\frac{1}{2}{\nabla }_{\beta }R$.

The Einstein tensor isThe contracted Bianchi identity and metric compatibility give
${\nabla }^{\nu }{G}_{\mu \nu }=0$, ensuring compatibility of the Einstein equations with covariant stress-energy conservation.

For $d{s}^2=-d{t}^2+a(t{)}^{2}d{\mathbf{x}}^2$, the nonzero connection coefficients areWith $G_t^t=-3H^2$ and
$G_i^j=-(2\ddot{a}/a+H^2){\delta }_i^j$, direct substitution into the mixed-tensor covariant derivative gives zero.

The vacuum equation with positive cosmological constant gives
$H^2=\Lambda /3$. Its expanding flat-slicing solution is