Generalized modified gravity with the second order acceleration equation
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2013-05-30 v3 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
In the theories of generalized modified gravity, the acceleration equation is generally fourth order. So it is hard to analyze the evolution of the Universe. In this paper, we present a class of generalized modified gravity theories which have the acceleration equation of second order derivative. Then both the cosmic evolution and the weak-field limit of the theories are easily investigated. We find that not only the Big-bang singularity problem but also the current cosmic acceleration problem could be easily dealt with.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.1208.2790,
title = {Generalized modified gravity with the second order acceleration equation},
author = {Changjun Gao},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.2790},
year = {2013}
}
Comments
8 pages, 2 figures. To appear in Phys. Rev. D