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Flat FLRW Einstein-tensor divergence

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For ds2=−dt2+a(t)2dx2, the nonzero connection coefficients are
Γijt​=aa˙δij​,Γtji​=Γjti​=Hδji​.
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With Gtt​=−3H2 and
Gij​=−(2a¨/a+H2)δij​, direct substitution into the mixed-tensor covariant derivative gives zero.
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Flat FLRW Einstein-tensor divergence
The vacuum equation with positive cosmological constant gives
H2=Λ/3. Its expanding flat-slicing solution is
a(t)=a0​eΛ/3​t.
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