Question: (a) Prove that the Ricci tensor is the only independent contraction of R: all others are multiples of it. (b) Show that the Ricci tensor

(a) Prove that the Ricci tensor is the only independent contraction of Rαβμν: all others are multiples of it.
(b) Show that the Ricci tensor is symmetric.

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