Modified Gauss-Bonnet theory as gravitational alternative for dark energy
High Energy Physics - Theory
2010-04-06 v2 Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Abstract
We suggest the modified gravity where some arbitrary function of Gauss-Bonnet (GB) term is added to Einstein action as gravitational dark energy. It is shown that such theory may pass solar system tests. It is demonstrated that modified GB gravity may describe the most interesting features of late-time cosmology: the transition from deceleration to acceleration, crossing the phantom divide, current acceleration with effective (cosmological constant, quintessence or phantom) equation of state of the universe.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0508049,
title = {Modified Gauss-Bonnet theory as gravitational alternative for dark energy},
author = {Shin'ichi Nojiri and Sergei D. Odintsov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0508049},
year = {2010}
}
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