 Weak energy condition for a quadratic scalar stress-energy ansatz (source code)

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= Weak energy condition for a quadratic scalar stress-energy ansatz

For the general scalar ansatz in <Conserved Klein-Gordon scalar stress-energy ansatz>, work in a unit timelike frame. Then
$$
2T_{00}=(1+A)(\partial_0\phi)^2
-A|\nabla_{\rm s}\phi|^2-B\phi^2.
$$
The weak energy condition for arbitrary local field data is therefore equivalent to
$$
-1\leq A\leq0,
\qquad B\leq0.
$$

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