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$f(R)$-Gravity, a simple generalization of Einstein's General theory of Relativity has been considered in the context of Cosmology as one of the approaches to explain phenomena such as early-time inflation and late-time accelerated…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-06 Gahan Chattopadhyay , Soumitra Sengupta

The $f(R)$ gravity theories provide an alternative way to explain the current cosmic acceleration without invoking dark energy matter component. However, the freedom in the choice of the functional forms of $f(R)$ gives rise to the problem…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-02-20 D. Müller , V. C. de Andrade , C. Maia , M. J. Reboucas , A. F. F. Teixeira

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

The $f(Q,C)$ theory, which extends symmetric teleparallel gravity by including the boundary term $C$ in addition to the non-metricity scalar $Q$, provides a unifying framework that encompasses both $f(Q)$ and $f(\mathring{R})$ gravities. In…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-30 Hamid Shabani , Avik De

Cosmological models based on f(R)-gravity may exhibit a natural acceleration mechanism without introducing a dark energy component. In this paper, we investigate cosmological consequences of the so-called Hu-Sawicki f(R)-gravity in the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-12-13 B. Santos , M. Campista , J. Santos , J. S. Alcaniz

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 review on the viability of $F(R)$-gravity. We show that recent cosmic acceleration, radiation/matter-dominated epoch and inflation could be realized in the framework of $F(R)$-gravity in the unified way. For some classes of…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-02-01 Shin'ichi Nojiri , Sergei D. Odintsov

For cosmologically interesting $f(R)$ gravity models, we derive the complete set of the linearized field equations in the Newtonian gauge, under environments of the solar system, galaxies and clusters respectively. Based on these equations,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Pengjie Zhang

Modified gravity theories have received increased attention lately due to combined motivation coming from high-energy physics, cosmology and astrophysics. Among numerous alternatives to Einstein's theory of gravity, theories which include…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-18 Thomas P. Sotiriou , Valerio Faraoni

This thesis investigates late-time cosmic acceleration using modified gravity theories with a focus on $f(Q)$ gravity, as an alternative to the $\Lambda$CDM model. The standard cosmological model attributes the acceleration to a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-18 S. A. Narawade

Over the last decade, much attention has been given to the study of modified gravity theories to find a more natural explanation for the late-time acceleration of the Universe. Particular attention has focused on the so-called $f(R)$ dark…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-09 Kelly MacDevette , Jess Worsley , Peter Dunsby , Saikat Chakraborty

Modifications of the equations of general relativity at large distances offer one possibility to explain the observed properties of our Universe without invoking a cosmological constant. Numerous proposals for such modified gravity…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-16 Fabio Fontanot , Ewald Puchwein , Volker Springel , Davide Bianchi

Using dynamical system analysis, we explore the cosmology of theories of order up to eight order of the form $f(R, \Box R)$. The phase space of these cosmology reveals that higher-order terms can have a dramatic influence on the evolution…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-05-08 Sante Carloni , João Luís Rosa , José P. S. Lemos

We consider predictions for structure formation from modifications to general relativity in which the Einstein-Hilbert action is replaced by a general function of the Ricci scalar. We work without fixing a gauge, as well as in explicit…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-04-06 Rachel Bean , David Bernat , Levon Pogosian , Alessandra Silvestri , Mark Trodden

The review of basic cosmological properties of four-dimensional F(R)-gravity, including FRW equations of motion and its accelerating solutions, generalized fluid and scalar-tensor representation of the theory is done. Cosmological…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-05-19 Shin'ichi Nojiri , Sergei D. Odintsov

Investigating the accelerated expansion of the universe with cosmography is a best method to constraint cosmological models. In this work, in the $F(G)$ modified gravity framework, we obtain equations of motion in a flat FRW metric. Then we…

General Physics · Physics 2012-06-04 M. R. Setare , N. Mohammadipour

We investigate inflation within $f(R,\phi)$-theories, where a dynamical scalar field is coupled to gravity. A class of models which can support early-time acceleration with the emerging of an effective cosmological constant at high…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-12-13 R. Myrzakulov , L. Sebastiani , S. Vagnozzi

We consider a dynamic scenario for characterizing the late Universe evolution, aiming to mitigate the Hubble tension. Specifically, we consider a metric $f(R)$ gravity in the Jordan frame which is implemented to the dynamics of a flat…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-06 Giovanni Montani , Nakia Carlevaro , Mariaveronica De Angelis

In this article, we investigate scalar field cosmology in the coincident $f(Q)$ gravity formalism. We calculate the motion equations of $f(Q)$ gravity under the flat Friedmann-Lema\^{i}tre-Robertson-Walker background in the presence of a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-04-12 Sayantan Ghosh , Raja Solanki , P. K. Sahoo

Using Mukhanov-Chamseddine mimetic approach, we study $F(R)$ gravity with scalar potential and Lagrange multiplier constraint. As we demonstrate, for a given $F(R)$ gravity and for suitably chosen mimetic potential, it is possible to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-11-10 S. D. Odintsov , V. K. Oikonomou