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We discuss conformal issues of pure and extended teleparallel gravity. In particular, we present formulations of conformal transformation in teleparallel gravity. Furthermore, we propose conformal scalar and gauge field theories in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-11-19 Kazuharu Bamba , Sergei D. Odintsov , Diego Sáez-Gómez

Late time cosmic acceleration may be achieved by modifying gravity on large scales. This should also have consequences on the evolution of perturbations. We thus extend our study of exponential infrared $f(T)$ teleparallel gravity to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-11 Mahmoud Hashim , Amr A. El-Zant , Waleed El Hanafy , Alexey Golovnev

Symmetric teleparallel gravity and its $f(Q)$ extensions have emerged as promising alternatives to General Relativity (GR), yet the role of explicit geometry-matter couplings remains largely unexplored. In this work, we address this gap by…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-22 Ayush Hazarika , Simran Arora , P. K. Sahoo , Tiberiu Harko

This thesis investigates the characteristics of modified teleparallel gravity models that incorporate a scalar field and a trace of the energy-momentum tensor, with particular attention to their cosmological effects, especially regarding…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-06 L K Duchaniya

We present an analysis of an $f(T, \mathcal{T})$ extension of the Teleparallel Equivalent of General Relativity, where $T$ denotes the torsion and $\mathcal{T}$ the trace of the energy-momentum tensor. This extension includes non--minimal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-07-27 Diego Saez-Gomez , C. Sofia Carvalho , Francisco S. N. Lobo , Ismael Tereno

In recent years, modifications to General Relativity (GR) have been explored to address cosmological observations, particularly in the context of late-time cosmic acceleration. Among these, modifications based on the Teleparallel Equivalent…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-08-29 Saurabh Verma , Archana Dixit , Anirudh Pradhan , M. S. Barak

Assuming a spatially flat universe, we study the cosmological viability of an infrared corrected teleparallel gravity model, which accounts for late acceleration by weakening gravity at later times on cosmological distances. The theory does…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-01-11 Mahmoud Hashim , Waleed El Hanafy , Alexey Golovnev , Amr A. El-Zant

Cosmography can be considered as a sort of a model-independent approach to tackle the dark energy/modified gravity problem. In this review, the success and the shortcomings of the $\Lambda$CDM model, based on General Relativity and standard…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-04-09 Salvatore Capozziello , Rocco D'Agostino , Orlando Luongo

We review the status of $f(R,T)$ cosmological models, where $T$ is the trace of the energy momentum tensor $T^{\mu\nu}$. We start focusing on the modified Friedmann equations for the minimally coupled gravitational Lagrangian of the type…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-03-08 Ana Paula Jeakel , Jonas Pinheiro da Silva , Hermano Velten

The $f(T,T_G)$ class of gravitational modification, based on the quadratic torsion scalar $T$, as well as on the new quartic torsion scalar $T_G$ which is the teleparallel equivalent of the Gauss-Bonnet term, is a novel theory, different…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-08-19 Georgios Kofinas , Genly Leon , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

We investigate f(T) cosmology in both the background, as well as in the perturbation level, and we present the general formalism for reconstructing the equivalent one-parameter family of f(T) models for any given dynamical dark energy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-01-18 James B. Dent , Sourish Dutta , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

Chapter1 introduces cosmic acceleration and outlines key features and limitations of GR and its alternatives, including teleparallel and symmetric teleparallel gravity. In Chapter2, we analyze the cosmological implications of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-07-25 Aaqid Bhat

In this work, we use the dynamical system approach to explore the cosmological background evolution of the scalar-tensor representation of $f(R,T)$ gravity, where $R$ is the Ricci scalar and $T$ is the trace of the stress-energy tensor. The…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-04-04 Tiago B. Gonçalves , João Luís Rosa , Francisco S. N. Lobo

We explore an extension of the symmetric teleparallel gravity denoted the $f(Q)$ theory, by considering a function of the nonmetricity invariant $Q$ as the gravitational Lagrangian. Some interesting properties could be found in the $f(Q)$…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-06-24 Jianbo Lu , Xin Zhao , Guoying Chee

In this work, we consider an extension of symmetric teleparallel gravity, namely, $f(Q)$ gravity, where the fundamental block to describe spacetime is the nonmetricity, $Q$. Within this formulation of gravitation, we perform an…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-11-15 Ruth Lazkoz , Francisco S. N. Lobo , María Ortiz-Baños , Vincenzo Salzano

We develop the reconstruction program for the number of modified gravities: scalar-tensor theory, $f(R)$, $F(G)$ and string-inspired, scalar-Gauss-Bonnet gravity. The known (classical) universe expansion history is used for the explicit and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-04-06 Shin'ichi Nojiri , Sergei D. Odintsov

General relativity (GR) characterizes gravity as a geometric properly exhibited as curvature on spacetime. Teleprallelism describes gravity through torsional properties, and can reproduce GR at the level of equations. Similar to f(R)…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-12-21 Jackson Levi Said

We study the late-time cosmological expansion of a modified teleparallel gravity model of type logarithmic type. This modified gravitational lagrangian yields a cosmological constant term and also power-law corrections to the teleparallel…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-27 Adriel O. Aquino , Euclides G. Silva

This a brief review on $F(T)$ gravity and its relation with k-essence. Modified teleparallel gravity theory with the torsion scalar has recently gained a lot of attention as a possible explanation of dark energy. We perform a thorough…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-12-11 Ratbay Myrzakulov

We developed the cosmological linear theory of perturbations for $f(Q,T)$ gravity, which is an extension of symmetric teleparallel gravity, with $Q$ the non-metricity and $T$ the trace of the stress-energy tensor. By considering an ansatz…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-03-11 Antonio Nájera , Amanda Fajardo