 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

To first order in the angular velocity, $T^{00}=\rho$ and $T^{i0}=\rho v^i$ with $v=(-\Omega y,\Omega x,0)$. The conservation equation $\partial_\mu T^{\mu0}=0$ and time independence give
$$
0=\nabla\mathbin\cdot(\rho\mathbf v)
=\Omega(x\partial_y\rho-y\partial_x\rho).
$$
Thus $\boxed{x\partial_y\rho-y\partial_x\rho=0}$: the density is invariant under rotations about the z-axis.

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