Inflationary assessment of $F(\mathcal{R},\tilde{\mathcal{R}})$ Einstein-Cartan models
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2025-12-03 v1 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
In the framework of Einstein-Cartan gravity with an action depending both of the Ricci scalar and the so-called Holst-invariant curvature we consider models that include cubic terms of the latter in the action and study their inflationary behavior. These terms can have a considerable effect either positive or negative in relation to the agreement with present observational data, depending on parameters. In parameter regions where the quadratic models fail to produce results consistent with observational data, the presence of these additional cubic terms can lead to compatible predictions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2512.02847,
title = {Inflationary assessment of $F(\mathcal{R},\tilde{\mathcal{R}})$ Einstein-Cartan models},
author = {Theodoros Katsoulas and Kyriakos Tamvakis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.02847},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
10 pages, 6 figures