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We consider the teleparallel equivalent of Lovelock gravity and its natural extension, where the action is given by an arbitrary function $f(T_{_{L_1}}, T_{_{L_2}},\cdot \cdot \cdot , T_{_{L_n}})$ of the torsion invariants $T_{_{L_i}}$,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-07-31 P. A. González , Samuel Reyes , Yerko Vásquez

This work investigates the dynamical evolution of the universe within the framework of symmetric teleparallel $f(Q,\mathcal{T})$ gravity, where $Q$ is the non-metricity scalar and $\mathcal{T}$ is the trace of the energy-momentum tensor. We…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-19 S. H. Shekh , S. B. Thool , Pankaj Kumar , P. C. Kalan , R. M. Dhaigude

Recently a $f(T)$ gravity based on the modification of the teleparallel gravity was proposed to explain the accelerated expansion of the universe without the need of dark energy. We use observational data from Type Ia Supernovae, Baryon…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-06-06 Jing-Zhao Qi , Rong-Jia Yang , Ming-Jian Zhang , Wen-Biao Liu

Being based on the only assumption that the universe is homogenous and isotropic on large scales, cosmography is an ideal tool to investigate the cosmic expansion history in a almost model-independent way. Fitting the data on the luminosity…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-11-10 S. Capozziello , V. F. Cardone , H. Farajollahi , A. Ravanpak

We consider modified teleparallel gravity, (f(T) gravity), as a framework to explain the present accelerated expansion of the universe. The matter component is assumed to be cold dark matter. To find the explicit form of the function $f$,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-11 H. Mohseni Sadjadi

The standard cosmological model, rooted in General Relativity (GR), has achieved remarkable success, yet it still faces unresolved issues like the nature of dark matter, dark energy, and the Hubble tension. These challenges might imply the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-05-13 Valentina Danieli , Antonio De Felice

Teleparallel Gravity offers the possibility of reformulating gravity in terms of torsion by exchanging the Levi-Civita connection with the Weitzenb\"ock connection which describes torsion rather than curvature. Surprisingly, Teleparallel…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-07-23 Maria Caruana , Gabriel Farrugia , Jackson Levi Said

In this paper, we have explored the field equations of f(T, B) gravity as an extension of teleparallel gravity in an isotropic and homogeneous space time. In the basic formalism developed, the dynamical parameters are derived by…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-27 S. A. Kadam , Jackson Levi Said , B. Mishra

We present a novel reconstruction method of $f(T)$ teleparallel gravity from phenomenological parameterizations of the deceleration parameter or other alternatives. This can be used as a toolkit to produce viable modified gravity scenarios…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-10-29 W. El Hanafy , G. G. L. Nashed

Noether's theory offers us a useful tool to research the conserved quantities and symmetries of the modified gravity theories, among which the $f(T)$ theory, a generally modified teleparallel gravity, has been proposed to account for the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-10-07 Han Dong , Jiaxin Wang , Xinhe Meng

In the context of f(R,T) theories of gravity, we study the evolution of scalar cosmological perturbations in the metric formalism. According to restrictions on the background evolution, a specific model within these theories is assumed in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-06-20 F. G. Alvarenga , A. de la Cruz-Dombriz , M. J. S. Houndjo , M. E. Rodrigues , D. Sáez-Gómez

This article presents cosmological models that arise in a subclass of $f(R,T)=f(R)+f(T)$ gravity models, with different $f(R)$ functions and fixed $T$-dependence. That is, the gravitational lagrangian is considered as $f(R,T)=f(R)+\lambda…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-09-18 P. K. Sahoo , P. H. R. S. Moraes , Parbati Sahoo , Binaya K. Bishi

We consider cosmological scenarios based on $f(R,T)$ theories of gravity ($R$ is the Ricci scalar and $T$ is the trace of the energy-momentum tensor) and numerically reconstruct the function $f(R,T)$ which is able to reproduce the same…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-03-19 M. J. S. Houndjo , Oliver F. Piattella

Recently $f(T)$ 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…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-11-10 Rong-Jia Yang

Teleparallel theories of gravity have a long history. They include a special case referred to as the Teleparallel Equivalent of General Relativity (TEGR, aka GR$_{\|}$). Recently this theory has been generalized to f(T) gravity. Tight…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-08-01 Yen Chin Ong , Keisuke Izumi , James M. Nester , Pisin Chen

Conformal symmetries appear in many parts of physics and play a unique role in exploring the Universe. In this work, we consider the possibility of constructing conformal theories of gravity in the Symmetric Teleparallel Gravity framework,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-03-18 Viktor Gakis , Martin Krššák , Jackson Levi Said , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

We review recent developments on cosmology in extended teleparallel gravity, called "$F(T)$ gravity" with $T$ the torsion scalar in teleparallelism. We explore various cosmological aspects of $F(T)$ gravity including the evolution of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-05-05 Kazuharu Bamba

We consider f(R) modified gravity theories in the metric variation formalism and attempt to reconstruct the function f(R) by demanding a background LCDM cosmology. In particular we impose the following requirements: a. A background cosmic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 S. Fay , S. Nesseris , L. Perivolaropoulos

We explore the generalized $f(R,T)$ modified theory of gravity, where the gravitational Lagrangian is a function of Ricci scalar $R$ and the trace of the energy-momentum tensor $T$. We derive modified field equations to the linear order of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-10-29 Mahnaz Asghari , Ahmad Sheykhi

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