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We present an extension of $f(T)$ gravity, allowing for a general coupling of the torsion scalar $T$ with the trace of the matter energy-momentum tensor $\mathcal{T}$. The resulting $f(T,\mathcal{T})$ theory is a new modified gravity, since…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-12-12 Tiberiu Harko , Francisco S. N. Lobo , G. Otalora , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

The currently accelerated expansion of our Universe is unarguably one of the most intriguing problems in today's physics research. Two realistic non-minimal torsion-matter coupling $f(T)$ models have been established and studied in our…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-03-13 Xiang-Hua Zhai , Qiang Wen , Rui-Hui Lin , Xin-Zhou Li

We focus on viable $f(T)$ teleparallel cosmological models, namely power law, exponential and square-root exponential, carrying out a detailed study of their evolution at all scales. Indeed, these models were extensively analysed in the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-10 Micol Benetti , Salvatore Capozziello , Gaetano Lambiase

Recent analyses combining data from the cosmic microwave background (CMB), baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO), and Type Ia supernovae (SN) have revealed a tentative observational preference for phantom crossing in the dark energy equation…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-25 David Shlivko , Vivian Poulin

This study explores the extension of teleparallel gravity within the framework of general relativity, introducing an algebraic function $f(T)$ dependent on the torsion scalar $T$. Motivated by the teleparallel formulation, we investigate…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-09-30 M. Koussour , A. Altaibayeva , S. Bekov , F. Holmurodov , S. Muminov , J. Rayimbaev

It is shown that the recently detected acceleration of the universe can be understood by considering a modification of the teleparallel equivalent of General Relativity (TEGR), with no need of dark energy. The solution also exhibits phases…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-07-30 Gabriel Bengochea , Rafael Ferraro

We investigate two new observational perspectives in the context of torsional gravitational modification of general relativity, i.e., the $f(T)$ gravity: i) We use Pantheon data of type Ia supernovae motivated by a time variation of the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-03-21 Suresh Kumar , Rafael C. Nunes , Priya Yadav

Extended teleparallel gravity, characterized by $F(Q)$ function where $Q$ is the non-metricity scalar, is one of the most promising approaches to general relativity. In this paper, we reexamine a specific dynamical dark energy model, which…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-14 Omar Enkhili , Safae Dahmani , Dalale Mhamdi , Taoufik Ouali , Ahmed Errahmani

We propose an $f(T)$ teleparallel gravity theory including a torsional infrared (IR) correction. We show that the governing Friedmann's equations of a spatially flat universe include a phantom-like effective dark energy term sourced by the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-02-04 Amr El-Zant , Waleed El Hanafy , Sherif Elgammal

This paper rigorously examines the potential of the $f(T, \mathcal{T})$ theory as a promising framework for understanding the dark sector of the universe, particularly in relation to cosmic acceleration. The $f(T, \mathcal{T})$ theory…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-01-28 M. Koussour , O. Donmez , S. Bekov , A. Syzdykova , S. Muminov , A. I. Ashirova

In this paper, we propose two new models in $f(T)$ gravity to realize the crossing of the phantom divide line for the effective equation of state, and we then study the observational constraints on the model parameters. The best fit results…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-03-03 Puxun Wu , Hongwei Yu

We present the cosmic expansion scenario in the framework of $f(T)$ gravity by employing a dark energy equation of state (EoS) parameter. Specifically, we proceed with the power-law form of the function $f(T) = \alpha$$(-T)^{n}$, in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-21 Khomesh R. Patle , G. P. Singh

Recently the teleparallel Lagrangian density described by the torsion scalar T has been extended to a function of T. The $f(T)$ modified teleparallel gravity has been proposed as the natural gravitational alternative for dark energy to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-12 M. R. Setare , N. Mohammadipour

The oscillating scenario of route to Lambda was recently proposed by us arXiv:0704.1651 as an alternative to a cosmological constant in a explanation of the current accelerating universe. In this scenario phantom scalar field conformally…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Aleksandra Kurek , Orest Hrycyna , Marek Szydlowski

We use data from Type Ia Supernovae (SNIa), Baryon Acoustic Oscillations (BAO), and Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) observations to constrain the recently proposed teleparallel dark energy scenario based on the teleparallel equivalent of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-01-12 Chao-Qiang Geng , Chung-Chi Lee , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

Recently, a new model obtained from generalizing teleparallel gravity, named $f(T)$ theory, is proposed to explain the present cosmic accelerating expansion with no need of dark energy. In this paper, we analyze the dynamical property of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-19 Puxun Wu , Hongwei Yu

Cosmological distances inferred from supernova Ia observations constitute the most direct and solid evidence for the recently detected accelerated expansion of the universe. In this contribution, we show some inconsistencies between two of…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-01-26 Gabriel R. Bengochea

The expansion of the universe in $f(R,T)$ gravity is studied. By focusing on functions of the form $f(R,T)=f_1(R)+f_2(T)$, we assert that present day acceleration can be achieved if the functional form of $f_2(T)$ either grows slowly or…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-02-05 Vincent R. Siggia , Eric D. Carlson

We investigate the cosmological predictions of several $f(T)$ models, with up to two parameters, at both the background and the perturbation levels. Using current cosmological observations (geometric supernovae type Ia, cosmic microwave…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-12-17 S. Nesseris , S. Basilakos , E. N. Saridakis , L. Perivolaropoulos

The motivation of the present work is to reconstruct a dark energy model through the {\it dimensionless dark energy function} $X(z)$, which is the dark energy density in units of its present value. In this paper, we have shown that a scalar…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-02-01 Abdulla Al Mamon , Kazuharu Bamba , Sudipta Das