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Modified teleparallel gravity theory with the torsion scalar have recently gained a lot of attention as a possible explanation of dark energy. We perform a thorough reconstruction analysis on the so-called $F(T)$ models, where $F(T)$ is…

General Physics · Physics 2012-11-13 Ratbay Myrzakulov

In this work we study the cosmology of the general f(T) gravity theory. We express the modified Einstein equations using covariant quantities, and derive the gauge-invariant perturbation equations in covariant form. We consider a specific…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-11-02 Baojiu Li , Thomas P. Sotiriou , John D. Barrow

Two parameters scale factor leading to bouncing cosmology is considered. We show that at some model parameters we obtain the deceleration parameter $q_0\approx -0.535$ at the current epoch which is in agreement with the Planck data. The…

General Physics · Physics 2026-05-18 S. I. Kruglov

We explore the cosmological evolution in the exponential gravity $f(R)=R +c_1 (1-e^{- c_2 R})$ ($c_{1, 2} = \mathrm{constant}$). We summarize various viability conditions and explicitly demonstrate that the late-time cosmic acceleration…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-09-10 Kazuharu Bamba , Chao-Qiang Geng , Chung-Chi Lee

Torsion and curvature could play a fundamental role in explaining cosmological dynamics. f(R)-gravity with torsion is an approach aimed to encompass in a comprehensive scheme all the Dark Side of the Universe (Dark Energy and Dark Matter).…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-20 S. Capozziello , S. Vignolo

This study investigates the cosmological dynamics of an accelerating universe within the framework of teleparallel gravity using an exponential f(T) functional form. To obtain exact cosmological solutions, a hybrid scale factor is employed…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-27 Rajalakshmi Jena , Vishal M C , Sankarsan Tarai

We study thermodynamics of the apparent horizon in $F(R)$ gravity. In particular, we demonstrate that a $F(R)$ gravity model with realizing a crossing of the phantom divide can satisfy the second law of thermodynamics in the effective…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-09-28 Kazuharu Bamba , Chao-Qiang Geng

In this paper, we present a cosmological model within the framework of symmetric teleparallel gravity, focusing on $f(Q)$ gravity, where $Q$ represents the non-metricity scalar. Utilizing cosmological datasets, we derive an accelerating…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-09 S. A. Narawade , S. H. Shekh , B. Mishra , Wompherdeiki Khyllep , Jibitesh Dutta

Observations provide increasingly strong evidence that the universe is accelerating. This revolutionary advance in cosmological observations confronts theoretical cosmology with a tremendous challenge, which it has so far failed to meet.…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Ruth Durrer , Roy Maartens

We consider a higher dimensional gravity theory with a negative kinetic energy scalar field and a cosmological constant. We find that the theory admits an exact cosmological solution for the scale factor of our universe. It has the feature…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 S. T. Hong , J. Lee , T. H. Lee , P. OH

We investigate the cosmological evolution in a universe governed by the extended, varying-mass, nonlinear massive gravity, in which the graviton mass is promoted to a scalar-field. We find that the dynamics, both in flat and open universe,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-03-08 Emmanuel N. Saridakis

New high-precision observations are now possible to constrain different gravity theories. To examine the accelerated expansion of the Universe, we used the newly proposed $f(Q,T)$ gravity, where $Q$ is the non-metricity, and $T$ is the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-06-30 Simran Arora , Abhishek Parida , P. K. Sahoo

We investigate alternative candidates to dark energy that can explain the current state of the universe in the framework of the generalized teleparallel theory of gravity $f(T)$ where $T$ denotes the torsion scalar. To achieve this, we…

General Physics · Physics 2020-08-26 A. E. Godonou , Ines G. Salako , M. J. S. Houndjo , Etienne Baffou , Joel Tossa

Modeling of matter bounce in $f(R,T)$ gravity has been presented with no violation of the null energy condition. Only a closed universe with negative pressure is allowed in good agreement with some recent observations which favor a universe…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-06-22 Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj , Anirudh Pradhan , Nasr Ahmed , A. A. Shaker

We review the state of the art of f(R) theories of gravity (in their various formulations), which have been proposed as an explanation of the cosmic acceleration alternative to dark energy. The successes of f(R) gravity are discussed,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-10-16 Valerio Faraoni

The basic aim of this manuscript is to investigate the cosmological solutions in the context of the modified $f(R, T)$ theory of gravity, where $R$ is the Ricci scalar and $T$ is the trace of the energy-momentum tensor. For our current…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-03-26 Adnan Malik , Tayyaba Naz , Aimen Rauf , M. Farasat Shamir , Z. Yousaf

Currently, in order to explain the accelerated expansion phase of the universe, several alternative approaches have been proposed, among which the most common are dark energy models and alternative theories of gravity. Although these…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-08-24 I. S. Farias , P. H. R. S. Moraes

This thesis explores the late-time cosmic acceleration within the framework of $f(R,T)$ gravity, a general relativity modification that incorporates the Ricci scalar $R$ and the trace of the energy-momentum tensor $T$. Motivated by…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-07-29 Parbati Sahoo

I briefly discuss some attempts to construct a consistent modification to General Relativity (GR) that might explain the observed late-time acceleration of the universe and provide an alternative to dark energy. I mention the issues facing…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Mark Trodden

In the last century, theoretical and experimental developments have established the General Relativity theory as the most successful theory for describing the gravitational phenomenon. On the other hand, in the last two decades, multiple…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-02-18 Raja Solanki