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We present the first symmetry inheritance analysis of fields nonminimally coupled to gravity. In this work we are focused on the real scalar field $\phi$ with nonminimal coupling of the form $\xi\phi^2 R$. Possible cases of the symmetry…

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Dynamical systems methods are used to investigate global behavior of the spatially flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker cosmological model in gravitational theory with a non-minimally coupled scalar field and a constant potential function. We…

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Scalar-tensor theories are the best motivated alternatives to general relativity and provide a mathematically consistent framework to test the various observable predictions. They can involve three functions of the scalar field: (i) a…

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We study a general Scalar-Tensor Theory with an arbitrary coupling funtion $\omega (\phi )$ but also an arbitrary dependence of the ``gravitational constant'' $G(\phi )$ in the cases in which either one of them, or both, do not admit an…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-08-17 Diego F. Torres , Héctor Vucetich

New classes of classically integrable models in the cosmological theories with a scalar field are obtained by using freedoms of defining time and fields. In particular, some models with the sum of exponential potentials in the flat spatial…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-28 H. Suzuki , E. Takasugi , Y. Takayama

The whole class of minimally coupled and massive scalar fields which may be responsible for flattening of galactic rotation curves is found. An interesting relation with a class of scalar-tensor theories able to isotropise anisotropic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-11-19 Stephane Fay

In this publication we investigate dynamics of a flat FRW cosmological model with a non-minimally coupled scalar field with the coupling term $\xi R \psi^{2}$ in the scalar field action. The quadratic potential function $V(\psi)\propto…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-05-06 Orest Hrycyna , Marek Szydlowski

The late time evolution of Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) models with a perfect fluid matter source is studied in the conformal frame of $f(R) $ gravity. We assume that the corresponding scalar field, nonminimally coupled to matter, has…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-20 John Miritzis , Roberto Giambò

We investigate a non-minimally coupled scalar field theory within the framework of scalar-tensor gravity formulated in non-metricity geometry, focusing on spatially curved FLRW spacetimes. Employing the dynamical systems approach with…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-03 Ghulam Murtaza , Avik De , Andronikos Paliathanasis

Dynamical systems methods are used to investigate cosmological model with non-minimally coupled scalar field. Existence of an asymptotically unstable de Sitter state distinguishes values of the non-minimal coupling constant parameter…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-05-31 Orest Hrycyna

In this work a new non-minimally coupled model is presented, where a generic function $f(R)$ of the scalar curvature factors the usual Einstein-Hilbert action functional, motivated by relevant results obtained from similar models. Its…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-11-22 R. P. L. Azevedo , J. Páramos

In symmetric teleparallel geometry the curvature and torsion tensors are assumed to vanish identically, while the dynamics of gravity is encoded by nonmetricity. Here the spatially homogeneous and isotropic connections that can accompany…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-04-02 Laur Jarv , Laxmipriya Pati

We study the geometry of the phase space of spatially flat Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker models in f(R) gravity, for a general form of the function f(R). The equilibrium points (de Sitter spaces) and their stability are discussed, and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Jose C. C. de Souza , Valerio Faraoni

A model for noncommutative scalar fields coupled to gravity based on the generalization of the Moyal product is proposed. Solutions compatible with homogeneous and isotropic flat Robertson-Walker spaces to first non-trivial order in the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-11 Orfeu Bertolami

We explore a novel cosmological model based on coupled fields in the framework of scalar tensor theories, considering the specific interplay between gravity and scalar fields. The model further extends a recent axion-dilaton system by…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-25 Mihai Marciu

Several isotropic, homogeneous cosmological models containing a self-interacting minimally coupled scalar field, a perfect fluid source and cosmological constant are solved. New exact, asymptotically stable solutions with an inflationary…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-28 Luis P. Chimento , Alejandro S. Jakubi

New developments on the symmetries of non-relativistic field theoretical models on the non commutative plane are reviewed. It is shown in particular that Galilean invariance strongly restricts the admissible interactions. Moreover, if a…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-11-18 P. A. Horvathy , L. Martina , P. C. Stichel

We consider Brans-Dicke type nonminimally coupled scalar field as a candidate for dark energy. In the conformally transformed Einstein's frame, our model is similar to {\it coupled quintessence} model. In such models, we consider potentials…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-14 Anjan A Sen , Gaveshna Gupta , Sudipta Das

Here we concisely review the nonminimal coupling dynamics of a single scalar field in the context of purely affine gravity and extend the study to multifield dynamics. The coupling is performed via an affine connection and its associated…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-06-01 Hemza Azri

We extend our analysis for scalar fields in a Robertson-Walker metric to the electromagnetic field and Dirac fields by the method of invariants. The issue of the relation between conformal properties and particle production is re-examined…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 F. Finelli , A. Gruppuso , G. Venturi