f(R,T) gravity is a widely used extended theory of gravity introduced in \cite{9} which is a straightforward generalization of f(R) gravity. The action in this extended theory of gravity incorporates well motivated functional forms of the Ricci scalar R and trace of energy momentum tensor T. The present manuscript aims at constraining the most widely used f(R,T) gravity model of the form f(R+2λT) to understand its coherency and applicability in cosmology. We communicate here a novel method to find an lower bound on the model parameter λ≳−1.9×10−8 through the equation relating the cosmological constant (Λ) and the critical density of the universe (ρcr).
@article{arxiv.1908.06759,
title = {Constraining f(R,T) Gravity From The Dark Energy Density Parameter $\Omega_{\Lambda}$},
author = {Snehasish Bhattacharjee and P. K. Sahoo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1908.06759},
year = {2020}
}