"None[0]" error in series expansion of tensor components

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Alex Cassem

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Nov 4, 2025, 12:14:03 PM (2 days ago) Nov 4
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Hello everyone.

I am doing what seems like it should be straightforward computation by checking whether or not a metric in a solution to the vacuum equations, just R_{ab} = 0. The metric is supposedly a second order gravitational wave solution, to which I am trying to see if R_{ab} = 0 up to cubic order in the amplitude (or expansion parameter rho).

However, the issue I am running into can be seen in the notebook attached and looks like this: matrix element series expansion isse.png

I am unsure what is causing this issue and would love any input (I was even trying to do it with just a single component of the RicciCD tensor, but I was running into syntax issues). 

Thank you for any input/help.
-Alex Cassem
checking second order grav-wave solution.nb
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