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We consider the early time cosmology of f(R) theories in Palatini formalism and study the conditions that guarantee the existence of homogeneous and isotropic models that avoid the Big Bang singularity. We show that for such models the Big…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-24 Carlos Barragan , Gonzalo J. Olmo , Helios Sanchis-Alepuz

In this paper, we show how the proper choice of gauge is critical in analyzing the stability of non-singular cosmological bounce solutions based on Horndeski theories. We show that it is possible to construct non-singular cosmological…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-02-07 Anna Ijjas

In the context of a ghost free $f(R,\mathcal{G})$ model, an extended matter bounce scenario is studied where the form of the scale factor is given by $a(t) = (a_0t^2 + 1)^n$. The ghost free character of the model is ensured by the presence…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-04-22 E. Elizalde , S. D. Odintsov , V. K. Oikonomou , Tanmoy Paul

The occurrence of a bounce in FRW cosmology requires modifications of general relativity. An example of such a modification is the recently proposed Horava-Lifshitz theory of gravity, which includes a ``dark radiation'' term with a negative…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2011-03-31 Ewa Czuchry

We consider a novel Bounce Universe model constructed within the framework of Horndeski gravity. We have analyzed the bispectrum of primordial scalar perturbations and evaluated the corresponding non-Gaussianities for this specific model.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2025-08-26 Y. Ageeva , M. Kotenko , P. Petrov

We investigate the conditions for a bounce to occur in Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmologies for the class of fourth order gravity theories. The general bounce criterion is determined and constraints on the parameters of three specific…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Sante Carloni , Peter K. S. Dunsby , Deon Solomons

In this study, we explore the thermodynamic aspects of a modified version of Rastall's gravity theory and its implications for cosmological scenarios. We analyze the role of non-conserved energy-momentum tensor equations and investigate…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-01 José A. C. Nogales , K. Luz-Burgoa , Laysa G. Martins

This study explores the bouncing solutions within the framework of modified $f(Q, L_m)$ gravity. We examine four prominent bouncing models, the symmetric bounce, super bounce, oscillatory bounce, and matter bounce, each of which has been…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-28 S. A. Kadam , V. A. Kshirsagar , Santosh Kumar Yadav

Scalar-tensor gravity is the simplest and best understood modification of general relativity, consisting of a real scalar field coupled directly to the Ricci scalar curvature. Models of this type have self-accelerating solutions. In an…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-17 Gabriela Barenboim , Joseph Lykken

By demanding that a bounce is nonsingular and that perturbations are well-behaved at all times, we narrow the scope of possible models with one degree of freedom that can describe a bounce in the absence of spatial curvature. We compute the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 L. Raul Abramo , Patrick Peter

We present a nonsingular bouncing cosmology using single scalar field matter with non-trivial potential and non-standard kinetic term. The potential sources a dynamical attractor solution with Ekpyrotic contraction which washes out small…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2012-08-21 Yi-Fu Cai , Damien A. Easson , Robert Brandenberger

We explore the dynamics of FLRW cosmologies which consist of dark matter, radiation and dark energy with a quadratic equation of state. Standard cosmological singularities arise due to energy conditions which are violated by dark energy,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-05-19 Molly Burkmar , Marco Bruni

As an alternative to the paradigm of slow roll inflation, we propose an extended scenario of the matter bounce cosmology in which the Universe has experienced a quasi-matter contracting phase with a variable background equation of state…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-09-04 Jaume de Haro , Yi-Fu Cai

We investigate bouncing scenario in the modified $f(T)$ gravity, $T$ being the torsion scalar. Attention is attached to the reconstruction of $f(T)$ able to describe type IV singular bouncing evolution, where we adopt as assumption that the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-09-25 P. H. Logbo , M. J. S. Houndjo

We carry out a compact phase space analysis of a non-canonical scalar field theory whose Lagrangian is of the form $F(X)-V(\phi)$ within general relativity. In particular, we focus on a kinetic term of the form $F(X)=\beta X^m$ with power…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-04-09 A. S. Agrawal , Saikat Chakraborty , B. Mishra , Jibitesh Dutta , Wompherdeiki Khyllep

We find a simple modification of the longitudinal mode in General Relativity which incorporates the idea of limiting curvature. In this case the singularities in contracting Friedmann and Kasner universes are avoided, and instead, the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-04-18 Ali H. Chamseddine , Viatcheslav Mukhanov

We present an inflationary model preceded by a bounce in a metric theory a l\'{a} $f(R)$ where $R$ is the scalar curvature of the space-time. The model is asymptotically de Sitter such that the gravitational action tends asymptotically to a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-05 Mariam Bouhmadi-Lopez , Joao Morais , Alfredo B. Henriques

An effective Lagrangian approach, partly inspired by Quantum Loop Cosmology (QLC), is presented and formulated in a non flat FLRW space-times, making use of modified gravitational models. The models considered are non generic, and their…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-05-15 Alessandro Casalino , Lorenzo Sebastiani , Luciano Vanzo , Sergio Zerbini

We explore the possibility of avoiding cosmological singularity with a bounce solution in the early Universe. The main finding is that simple and well-known semiclassical correction, which describes the mixing of radiation and gravity in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-10-07 Wagno Cesar e Silva , Ilya L. Shapiro

In the framework of a flat Friedmann-Lema{\^\i}tre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) geometry, we present a nonsingular model (no big bang singularity at finite time) of our universe describing its evolution starting from its early inflationary era…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-04-20 Jaume de Haro , Jaume Amorós , Supriya Pan