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When the radius of the sphere grows with time as $a(t)$, the angle $\theta_{AB}$ between two arbitrary points $A$ and $B$ is constant. Therefore the distance between the points changes as $r_{AB}(t) = a(t)\theta _{AB}$ and relative velocity is $v_{AB} = \dot r_{AB} = \dot a(t)\theta _{AB} = \frac{\dot a}{a}r_{AB}.$ On denoting $\frac{\dot a}{a} \equiv H(t),$ one recovers the Hubble's law.

Suppose $a=a(r,t)$. Then we differentiate $r_{AB}$ with respect to time to obtain \[V_{AB}=\chi_{AB}\; \dot{a} =r_{AB}\frac{\dot{a}}{a},\] so it is easy to see that \[H=\frac{\dot{a}}{a},\] where the scale factor $a(r,t)$ can be expressed in terms of the Hubble's parameter as \[a(t) = a_{0}\exp \left( \int H(t)dt \right),\] and thus it can depend solely on time. The scale factor represents an analogue of radius of the two-dimensional sphere from the previous problem. Its normalization is arbitrary and it determines the unit of length in the comoving reference frame. If the normalization is fixed then the scale factor determines distance between objects or observers at a given moment of time. The comoving distance between them $\chi_{AB}$ is analogous to the angle $\theta_{AB}$ from the previous problem and it can be treated as a Lagrangian (comoving) coordinate of the point $B$ in the reference frame centered in point $A$.

IMAGE!!! Spatial isotropy implies spherical symmetry. In this case the spatial line element in comoving coordinates $(\chi,\vartheta,\phi)$ takes the form: \[dl ^2 = d\chi^2 + f^2 (\chi) \left( d\vartheta ^2 + \sin^2\vartheta d\phi ^2 \right),\] where $f(\chi)$ is a real-valued function which must satisfy the condition $f(\chi)\approx \chi $ at $\chi \rightarrow 0$ in the case of non-singular metrics. Let us fix the angle $\theta$ and consider the triangle $DGE$ in the plane $\theta=\pi/2$, shown on Fig.~\ref{fig:G}. Here $DH=HE=\chi$, $HA=\delta$, the distance $DE$ and angle $\gamma$ are assumed to be small. Angles $GDH$ and $GEH$ are both equal to $\gamma$ due to homogeneity and isotropy. Note also that \begin{equation}\label{21-1} EF \simeq EF' = f( 2\chi )\gamma = f( \chi)\beta \end{equation} and \begin{equation}\label{21-2} AC = \gamma f(\chi+\delta) = AB + BC =\gamma f(\chi-\delta) + \beta f(\delta). \end{equation} Using (\ref{21-1}), we exclude the ratio $\beta /\gamma $ from (\ref{21-2}) and in the limit $\delta \to 0$ obtain the equation \begin{equation}\label{21-3} \frac{df}{d\chi} =\frac{f( 2\chi)}{2f(\chi)}\cdot \frac{df}{d\chi}\Big|_{\chi=0}. \end{equation} We are interested in its solutions which satisfy $df(\chi)/d\chi\big|_{\chi=0}=1$. It is easy to verify that functions $\chi$, $\sin\chi$ and $\sinh\chi$ are all such solutions. We note also, that if $f(\chi)$ is a solution of the equation (\ref{21-3}), then $f(\chi/\alpha)$, where $\alpha$ is an arbitrary constant, is also a solution. If we assume that $f$ is analytic and expand it into series over $\chi$, it is easy to show that up to rescaling $\chi\to \chi/\alpha$ all the possible solutions of (\ref{21-3}) are given by the following three: \[f(\chi)=\Sigma(\chi)=\left\{\begin{array}{l} \sin \chi\\ \chi\\ \sinh \chi\;. \end{array}\right.\] Without violation of homogeneity and isotropy, the line element of the three-dimensional space can be multiplied by an arbitrary function of time, and thus the general form of the spacetime metric is \[ds^2=dt^2-a^2(t) \left\{ d\chi^2+f^2(\chi) (d\theta^2+\sin^2\theta d\varphi^2)\right\}.\]

In each of the three cases we introduce a new variable \[r\equiv \Sigma(\chi)=\left\{\begin{array}{lcl} \sin\chi \\%\qquad \; \; k=+1\\ \chi \\%\qquad \qquad k=0\\ \sinh\chi \\%\qquad k=-1\\ \end{array}\right.,\qquad dr=\left\{\begin{array}{lcl} \cos\chi d\chi\\ d\chi\qquad\\ \cosh\chi d\chi\\ \end{array},\right.\] so that \[ d\chi^2 =\frac{dr^2}{1-kr^2}, \quad\text{where}\quad k=\left\{\begin{array}{rcl} +1&\quad\text{if}\quad& r=\sin\chi \\ 0&\quad\text{if}\quad& r=\chi\\ -1&\quad\text{if}\quad& r=\sinh\chi \end{array}\right.\] and finally obtain \[ ds^2=dt^2-a^2(t) \left\{ \frac{dr^2}{1-kr^2}+r^2 (d\theta^2+\sin^2\theta d\varphi^2) \right\}.\]

Suppose we have metric \[ ds^2=dt^2-\alpha^2(t) \Big\{ \frac{dr^2}{1-k \beta^{2}r^2}+r^2 (d\theta^2+\sin^2\theta d\varphi^2) \Big\},\] where $\beta=const$. Then we can always introduce $\chi=\beta r$ and $a(t)=\alpha(t)/\beta$ and bring the metric to the canonical form (\ref{FLRW2}). Note, that this has sense only if $k\neq 0$.

It follows from the fact that in the case of a flat Universe there is no spatial scale to normalize the scale factor by.

In the case of closed Universe the spatial line element takes the form \[dl^2=a^2(t)\left\{d\chi^2 +\sin^{2}\chi(d\theta^2+\sin^2\theta d\phi^2)\right\}.\] Then the area of a sphere with radius $\chi$, circumscribed around the center, equals to \[s(\chi)= 4\pi a^2(t) \sin^2(\chi),\] and the equator's length is \[l=2\pi a(t) \sin(\chi).\] It can be seen from the relation for $s(\chi)$ that $s$ reaches maximum $s_{max} = 4\pi a^2(t)$ at $\chi=\pi/2$, then decreases and turns again to zero at $\chi = \pi$. Thus the value $\chi = \pi$ gives the maximum value the coordinate $\chi$ can take. The volume inside a sphere of radius $\chi$ equals to \[V =\int\limits_0^{\chi} s(\chi') a(t) d\chi' = 4\pi a^3(t) \int\limits_0^{\chi} \sin^2(\chi') d\chi' = 4\pi a^3(t)\left(\frac 1 2 \chi - \frac 1 4 \sin(2\chi) \right)\] and monotonically grows with $\chi$. At $\chi = \pi$ one obtains the total volume of the closed world: \[V_{universe} = 2 \pi^2 a^3.\]

A charge is a source of electric field. In Euclidean space the electric field lines begin on a charge and then either end on a charge of the opposite sign or go to infinity. However there is no infinity in the closed world. Let us fix some arbitrary electric field distribution $\vec E$ in the closed world and find the corresponding charge density $\varepsilon _e$ using the equation $ \mbox{div}\vec E = 4\pi \varepsilon _e$. It will always turn out that the total charge equals to zero, i.e. $Z = \int \varepsilon_e dV = 0$, as in the absence of infinity the lines of force always start from one charge and necessarily end on another charge of the opposite sign, which thus neutralizes the former charge.

In an expanding Universe the physical distance $D$ between the observer in the origin of reference frame and a receding galaxy is measured along the surface of constant time $dt=0$. If one considers the radial distance then $d\theta=d\phi=0$, so \[D(t) = a(t)\chi.\] Evaluating time derivative and taking into account that $\dot \chi = 0,$ one obtains \[ V \equiv \frac{dD(t)}{dt} = \dot a(t)\chi = \frac{\dot a(t)}{a(t)}a(t)\chi = H(t)D.\]

On substitution $dt=a d\eta$ we get \begin{equation}\label{FLRWconformal} d{s^2} = a^2(\eta ) \Big\{ d\eta ^2 - \big[ d\chi ^2 + \Sigma ^2(\chi )\left( d\theta ^2 + \sin^2\theta\; d\varphi ^2\right)\big]\Big\}. \end{equation} Then \[\dot{a}=\frac{da}{dt}=\frac{da}{ad\eta} =\frac{d\,\ln a}{d\eta}.\]

In comoving coordinates the FLRW metric has the form \[d{s^2} = d{t^2} - a^2(t)\delta _{ij}dx^{i}dx^{j},\] then the change of variables $dt=a(\eta)d\eta$ leads to metric \[ds^2 = a^2(\eta ) \left[ d\eta ^2 - \delta _{ij}dx^idx^j \right],\] and it follows that $g_{\mu \nu } = a^2(\eta )\eta _{\mu \nu }$, where $\eta _{\mu \nu }$ is the Minkowski metric.

Let us denote differentiation with respect to time $t$ by a dot, and with respect to conformal time $\eta$ by a prime. Then \begin{align*} &\dot f = \frac{f'}{a};\\ &\ddot f=\frac{f''}{a^2} - \frac{f'a'}{a^3} = \frac{f''-\mathcal{H} f'}{a^2}, \quad\text{where}\quad \mathcal{H}\equiv \frac{a'}{a} \end{align*} is the Hubble' constant in conformal time.

A worldline of a photon is defined by equation $d{s^2} =0$. It is sufficient to consider only radial trajectories with the observer in the origin of coordinate frame. Using the metrics (\ref{FLRWconformal}), IT one obtains \[\chi =\pm\eta +const.\]

Consider the FLRW metrics in coordinates $(\eta,\chi,\theta,\varphi)$ (\ref{FLRWconformal}). In the case of radial motion $u^{\theta}=u^{\varphi}=0$, so one needs only the components of connection with the indices equal to $\eta$ and $\chi$. They are evaluated using the explicit formula in terms of the metrics (see eq.). The non-zero components are the following: \[{\Gamma^{\eta}}_{\eta\eta} ={\Gamma^{\eta}}_{\chi\chi} ={\Gamma^{\chi}}_{\eta\chi}=\frac{a'}{a},\] where the prime denotes the derivative with respect to $\eta$. Then the equation for geodesic $u^{\mu}(\lambda)$ reduces to \[\frac{du^{\eta}}{d\lambda} +{\Gamma^{\eta}}_{\eta\eta}(u^{\eta})^{2} +{\Gamma^{\eta}}_{\chi\chi}(u^{\chi})^{2}=0; \qquad \frac{du^{\chi}}{d\lambda} +2{\Gamma^{\chi}}_{\eta\chi}u^{\eta}u^{\chi}=0,\] and after substitution of explicit expressions for the Christoffel symbols one gets \begin{equation}\label{equGeo1-eq1} \frac{du^{\eta}}{d\lambda} +\frac{a'}{a}\Big[(u^{\eta})^{2}+(u^{\chi})^{2}\Big]=0 ;\qquad \frac{du^{\chi}}{d\lambda} +2\frac{a'}{a}u^{\eta}u^{\chi}=0. \end{equation} These equations are complemented by the normalization condition for the $4$-velocity: \begin{equation}\label{equGeo1-eq2} \epsilon^{2}=u^{\mu}u_{\mu} =g_{\mu\nu}u^{\mu}u^{\nu} =g_{\eta\eta}(u^{\eta})^{2} +g_{\chi\chi}(u^{\chi})^{2} =a^{2}\big[(u^{\eta})^{2}-(u^{\chi})^{2}\big], \end{equation} where $\epsilon^2 =0$ for massless particles (photons) and $\epsilon^2 =1$ for massive ones. Using equation (\ref{equGeo1-eq2}), one can rewrite the geodesic equations for massive and massless particles (\ref{equGeo1-eq1}) in the form \[\frac{du^{\eta}}{d\lambda} +\frac{a'}{a}(u^{\eta})^{2}=\epsilon^{2}\frac{a'}{a^3}; \qquad \frac{du^{\chi}}{d\lambda} +2\frac{a'}{a}u^{\eta}u^{\chi}=0.\] Taking into account that \[a' u^{\eta}=\frac{da}{d\eta}\frac{d\eta}{d\lambda} =\frac{da}{d\lambda},\] one can present the right hand side in the form of total derivative and reduce them to \begin{align}\label{equGeo1-eq3} \frac{d}{d\lambda}\big(a^{2} u^{\eta}\big) =&+\frac{d}{d\lambda}\big(u_{\eta}\big) =\epsilon^{2}\mathcal{H} ;\\ \label{equGeo1-eq4} \frac{d}{d\lambda}\big(a^{2} u^{\chi}\big) =&-\frac{d}{d\lambda}\big(u_{\chi}\big)=0. \end{align} Here we also took into account that $u_{\eta}=a^{2}u^{\eta}$, $u_{\chi}=-a^{2}u^{\chi}$. It is easy to see that for photons with $\epsilon^{2}=0$ and $u^{\chi}=\pm u^{\eta}$ the two equations coinside. The particles's momenta, both for massive and massless ones, are always conserved in coordinates $(\eta,\chi)$ (for massive particles $p_{\chi}=mc u_{\chi}$, for photons $k_{\chi}\sim u_{\chi}$). It is as it ought to be, as the FLRW metric is spatially homogeneous. It means that the photon's energy is conserved as well, but in the case of massive particles the Hubble's constant serves as a source of energy. It should be stressed that, though the obtained result is obviously physically meaningful, $u_{\eta}$ and $u_{\chi}$ are not the energy and momentum as measured by a comoving observer. Regarding this see the next problem.

The equations for radial geodesics (\ref{equGeo1-eq2}--\ref{equGeo1-eq4}) reduce to the form \begin{equation}\label{equGeo2-eq1} u_{\chi}\equiv\pi_{0}=const;\qquad (u^{\eta})^{2}=(u^{\chi})^{2}+\epsilon^{2}/a^{2}. \end{equation} The physical energy and momentum are those measured by a comoving observer. In coordinates $(\eta,\chi)$ its $4$-velocity is \[\tilde{u}^{\mu}=\tfrac{1}{a}\delta^{\mu}_{0} =\tfrac{1}{a}\,(1,0,0,0),\] where the factor $1/a$ is necessary to satisfy the normalization conditions \[1=\tilde{u}^{\mu}\tilde{u}_{\mu} =g_{\eta\eta}(\tilde{u}^{\eta})^{2} =a^{2}(\tilde{u}^{\eta})^{2}.\] The photon's frequency measured by this observer equals to (see problem) \[\omega_{ph}=k_{\mu}\tilde{u}^{\mu} =k_{\eta}\tilde{u}^{\eta} \sim \frac{k_{\chi}}{a}\sim \frac{u_{\chi}}{a} \sim \frac{1}{a}.\] From the normalization condition for massive particles it follows that \[u^{\eta}=\sqrt{(u^{\chi})^2+1/a^2},\] so the measured energy for a particle of unit mass (here $c=1$) is \[E_{m}^{(1)}=u^{\mu}\tilde{u}_{\mu} =g_{\eta\eta}\tilde{u}^{\eta}u^{\eta} =a^{2}\frac{1}{a}u^{\eta} =\sqrt{a^{2}(u^\chi)^2+1} =\sqrt{\frac{\pi_{0}^{2}}{a^2}+1}.\] Then its physical momentum equals to \[p_{ph}^{(1)}=\sqrt{E^2 -1}=\frac{\pi_{0}}{a},\] and for the physical velocity one obtains \[v_{ph}=\frac{p}{E} =\frac{\pi_0}{\sqrt{\pi_0^2+a^{2}}}.\]

By definition, the redshift is \begin{equation}\label{RedshiftDefinition} z =\frac{\omega_{emit}-\omega_{obs}} {\omega_{obs}}, \end{equation} and if $\omega\sim 1/a$ then \begin{equation}\label{Redshift} 1+z=\frac{\omega_{emit}}{\omega_{obs}} =\frac{a_{obs}}{a_{emit}}. \end{equation} Let at the moment of observation $a_{obs}=1$ and we consider the dependence of redshift $z(t)$ and scale factor $a(t)$ on the time of emission $t$: \begin{equation}\label{1+z} 1+z=\frac{1}{a(t)}. \end{equation} Then \[dz=-\frac{da}{a^{2}}=-\frac{H}{a}dt =-(1+z)Hdt=-H\,dz,\] and after integration one finds \[ t = \int\limits_z^\infty \frac{dz}{(1 + z)H(z)}; \quad \eta=\int\limits_z^\infty\frac{dz}{H(z)}.\] The integration constant is chosen so that $z\to\infty$ for $t\to0$. Thus the history of the Universe in the cosmic and conformal times is expressed in terms of redshift.

As the comoving distance between the source and observer does not change, the conformal time interval between two light signals at the point of emission coincides with that at the point of detection (see problem). Using the definition of conformal time $dt=a(\eta)d\eta$, one obtains \[\left. \frac{\Delta t}{a} \right|_{emit} = \left. \frac{\Delta t}{a}\right|_{obs}.\] It follows now that \[\omega _{obs}a_0 = \omega _{emit}a(t).\] After substitution into the definition (\ref{RedshiftDefinition}), one has again $a(z) = \frac{1}{1 + z}$.

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We use explicit expressions for ${\Gamma^{i}}_{kl}$ (see eq.) \[\Gamma _{\alpha \beta }^{\mu }= \frac{1}{2}g^{\mu \nu }\left[ \frac{\partial g_{\alpha \nu }}{\partial x^{\beta }}+\frac{\partial g_{\beta \nu }}{\partial x^{\alpha }}-\frac{\partial g_{\alpha \beta }}{\partial x^{\nu }} \right].\] Here we use Greek alphabet for spacetime indices $\alpha,\beta,\nu=0,1,2,3$ and Latin for spatial indices $i,j=1,2,3$. First, we consider the flat case. Then \[\Gamma _{\alpha \beta }^{0} =-\frac{1}{2} \frac{\partial {{g}_{\alpha \beta }}}{\partial t}.\] The derivatives are non-zero only if $\alpha ,\beta $ are spatial indices $i,j=1,2,3$: \[\Gamma _{00}^{0}=0,\quad \Gamma _{0i}^{0} =\Gamma _{i0}^{0}=0,\quad \Gamma _{ij}^{0} ={{\delta }_{ij}}\dot{a}a.\] The symbols $\Gamma _{\alpha \beta }^{i}$ are non-zero only if one of the indices is spatial and the other is temporal \[\Gamma _{0j}^{i}=\Gamma _{j0}^{i} ={{\delta }_{ij}}\frac{{\dot{a}}}{a}.\] In the general case we present the FLRW metric in the form \[d{{s}^{2}}=d{{t}^{2}}-{{a}^{2}}(t) \gamma_{ij}(x)d{{x}^{i}}d{{x}^{j}},\] where the non-zero components of the three-dimensional metric $\gamma_{ij}$ are \[\gamma_{11}= \gamma_{rr} = \frac{1}{1-k r^2},\quad \gamma_{22}=\gamma_{\theta \theta}=r^2;\quad \gamma_{33} = \gamma_{\varphi \varphi } = r^2\sin^2\theta.\] The non-zero components of the metric tensor ${{g}_{\alpha \beta }}$ and its inverse ${{g}^{\alpha \beta }}$ are the following: \[ g_{00}= 1,~g_{ij}=- a^2(t)\gamma_{ij}; \quad g^{00}=1, \quad g^{ij}=-\frac{1}{a^2(t)}{\gamma^{ij}}.\] Using again the expression (see eq.), for the non-zero Christoffel symbols we obtain \[ \Gamma _{0j}^{i} =\frac{1}{2}g^{ik}\frac{\partial g_{jk}}{\partial t} = \frac{\dot{a}}{a}\delta_{ij}; \quad\Gamma _{ij}^0=a\dot{a}{\gamma _{ij}}.\] The symbols $\Gamma _{jk}^{i}$ are calculated with the help of (see eq.), where instead of the metric tensor $g^{\mu\nu}$ one uses the three-dimensional metric $\gamma_{ij}$. Therefore all the non-zero Christoffel symbols generated by the FLRW-metric are \begin{align*} &\Gamma _{11}^{0}=\frac{a\dot{a}}{1-k{{r}^{2}}};\quad \Gamma _{22}^{0}= a\dot{a}{r^2};\quad \Gamma _{33}^{0}=a\dot{a}{r^2}\sin^2\theta\\ &\Gamma_{10}^1=\Gamma _{01}^1 =\frac{\dot a}{a}; \quad \Gamma _{11}^1 =-\frac{kr}{1-kr^2};\quad \Gamma _{22}^1=-r(1-kr^2);\quad \Gamma _{33}^1=-r(1-kr^2)\sin^2\theta;\\ &\Gamma^{2}_{20}=\Gamma^{2}_{02} = \frac{\dot{a}}{a};\quad \Gamma^{2}_{21}=\Gamma^{2}_{12}=\frac 1 r ;\quad \Gamma^{2}_{33}=-\sin\theta\cos\theta;\\ &\Gamma^{3}_{30}=\Gamma^{3}_{03} =\frac{\dot{a}}{a};\quad \Gamma^{3}_{31}=\Gamma^{3}_{13}=\frac 1 r ;\quad \Gamma^{3}_{32}=\Gamma^{3}_{23} =\coth\theta. \end{align*}

From (see first equation in solution of problem) the components of Ricci tensor are given by \[R_{\nu \sigma } = \Gamma _{\nu \sigma ,\mu }^\mu - \Gamma _{\nu \mu ,\sigma }^\mu +\Gamma_{\nu \sigma }^{\alpha} \Gamma _{\alpha \mu }^\mu - \Gamma _{\nu \mu }^\alpha \Gamma _{\alpha \sigma }^{\mu}.\] Using the Christoffel symbols obtained in the previous problem, one gets \begin{align*} &R_{00} = - 3\frac{\ddot a}{a}; \\ &R_{ij} = \left( \ddot aa + 2\dot a^2 + 2k\right)\gamma _{ij}; \\ &R_{11} = \frac{\left( {\ddot aa + 2\dot a^2 + 2k} \right)}{1 - kr^2 };\\ &R_{22} = \left( \ddot aa + 2\dot a^2 + 2k \right)r^2 ; \\ &R_{33} = \left( \ddot aa + 2\dot a^2 + 2k \right)r^2 \sin ^2 \theta. \end{align*} All other components of the tensor are equal to zero. It is useful also to calculate components of $R_\mu ^\nu$ \begin{align*} &R_\mu ^\nu = g^{\nu \alpha } R_{\alpha \mu } ; \\ &R_0^0 = g^{00} R_{00} = R_{00}= - 3\frac{\ddot{ a}}{a}; \\ &R_1^1 = R_2^2 = R_3^3= - \frac{\ddot aa + 2\dot a^2 + 2k}{a^2}. \end{align*}

Using the results of the previous problem one obtains \begin{align*} & R = g^{\mu \nu } R_{\mu \nu } = g^{00} R_{00} + g^{ij} R_{ij} = R_{00} - \frac{1}{a^2}\gamma ^{ij} R_{ij};\\ &R_{ij} = \left(\ddot{a}a+2\dot{a}^2+2k\right)\gamma _{ij};\\ &R = - 6\left( \frac{\ddot a}{a} + \frac{\dot a^2}{a^2} + \frac{k}{a^2} \right). \end{align*} The spatial curvature can be obtained from $R$ by formal substitution $g_{\alpha\beta}\to-g_{\alpha\beta}$ and $a=const$ (thus $R^{0}_{0}$ also turns to zero). The scalar spacetime curvature then equals to $R=-6k/a^2$. If one changes the sign of the metric, then $\Gamma_{ikl}$ changes its sign too, but ${\Gamma^{i}}_{kl}=g^{ij}\Gamma_{j,kl}$ does not, as well as the curvature tensor ${R^{i}}_{klm}$ and Ricci tensor $R_{km}={R^{i}}_{kim}$, but the scalar curvature $R=g^{km}R_{km}$ changes its sign again. Then the spatial curvature equals to ${}^{(3)}R=6k/a^{2}$, and thus $k$ coincides with its sign.

In order to obtain the explicit expression for the energy-momentum tensor in a curved spacetime, we consider first the case of flat spacetime. The energy-momentum tensor for isotropic distribution of matter at rest as a whole in the absence of internal rotations is known to have the following form \begin{equation} T^{\mu\nu}= \left (\begin{array}{cccc} \rho & 0& 0& 0\\ 0 & p& 0& 0\\ 0 & 0& p& 0\\ 0 & 0& 0& p\\ \end{array} \right) \label{1_equ29n} \end{equation} Let us generalize this expression for the case of matter in motion. In the latter case, in addition to dependence on energy density and pressure, the energy-momentum tensor must also depend on the $4$-velocity vector $u^\mu$. In order to obtain this dependence, note that in the comoving frame the $4$-velocity vector equals to \[u^\mu = (1,0,0,0).\] Therefore if we define the tensor quantity \begin{equation} (\rho+p)u^\mu u^\nu - p\eta^{\mu\nu}, \label{2_equ29n} \end{equation} in the comoving frame it will coincide with the energy-momentum tensor (\ref{2_equ29n}). As both quantities transform as tensors, they coincide in any other frame.
The simplest way to generalize the expression (\ref{1_equ29n}) for the case of curved space is to replace the Minkowski space metric $\eta^{\mu\nu}$ by an arbitrary one $g^{\mu\nu} $. Indeed, for any given point of the spacetime there exists a locally Lorentzian reference frame (see problem), in which the metric tensor locally coincides with the Minkowski tensor, and the energy-momentum tensor for matter takes the form (\ref{2_equ29n}). After transition to arbitrary reference frame one arrives to: \begin{equation} T^{\mu\nu}= (\rho+p)u^\mu u^\nu - pg^{\mu\nu} . \label{3_equ29n} \end{equation} It is worth noting that in general the expression (\ref{3_equ29n}) is valid only in the case of weak gravity; otherwise the expression for the energy-momentum tensor may contain additional terms depending on the curvature tensor.
Note also that the simplest way to present explicitly the components of energy-momentum tensor (\ref{3_equ29n}) is the following \begin{equation} T_\mu ^\nu = g^{\nu \alpha } T_{\alpha \mu } = (\rho+p)u^\nu u_\mu - pg_\mu^\nu = (\rho+p) u^\nu u_\mu - p\delta_\mu^\nu ,\label{4_equ29n} \end{equation} and therefore \begin{equation} T_\mu ^\nu = \left (\begin{array}{cccc} \rho & 0& 0& 0\\ 0 & -p& 0& 0\\ 0 & 0& -p& 0\\ 0 & 0& 0& -p\\ \end{array} \right), \end{equation} and so the trace of $T^{\mu}_{\nu}$ is \[T\equiv T_\mu ^\mu = \rho - 3p.\]