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New types of $f(T)$ gravity

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2011-11-10 v3 Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Recently f(T)f(T) theories based on modifications of teleparallel gravity where torsion is the geometric object describing gravity instead of curvature have been proposed to explain the present cosmic accelerating expansion. The field equations are always second order, remarkably simpler than f(R)f(R) theories. In analogy to the f(R)f(R) theory, we consider here three types of f(T)f(T) gravity, and find that all of them can give rise to cosmic acceleration with interesting features, respectively.

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@article{arxiv.1007.3571,
  title  = {New types of $f(T)$ gravity},
  author = {Rong-Jia Yang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1007.3571},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

6 pages, 9 figures, some changes are made

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