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We consider cosmological models in scalar tensor theories of gravity that describe an accelerating universe, and we study a family of inverse power law potentials, for which exact solutions of the Einstein equations are known. We also…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 M. Demianski , E. Piedipalumbo , C. Rubano , P. Scudellaro

The Effective Field Theory of Dark Energy (EFTofDE) provides a systematic and model-independent framework to study dark energy (DE) and modified gravity (MG) with one additional scalar degree of freedom. It can describe the known models…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-18 Chi Zheng , Wei Liu , Zonghao Zhan , Wenjuan Fang

In present paper, we search the existence of dark energy scalar field models within in $f(R, T)$ gravity theory established by Harko et al. (Phys. Rev. D 84, 024020, 2011) in a flat FRW universe. The correspondence between scalar field…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-09-08 Vinod Kumar Bhardwaj , Anirudh Pradhan

One of the challenges in testing gravity with cosmology is the vast freedom opened when extending General Relativity. For linear perturbations, one solution consists in using the Effective Field Theory of Dark Energy (EFT of DE). Even then,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-20 Jérôme Gleyzes

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

In this study, we present an approach $ f(R, G) $ gravity incorporating power law in $ G $. To study the cosmic evolution of the universe given by the reconstruction of the Hubble parameter given by $ E(z) = \bigg(…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-30 Rita Rani , Shaily , G. K. Goswami , J. K. Singh

Despite the significant accomplishments of general relativity, numerous unresolved issues persist in our understanding of the cosmos. One of the most perplexing challenges is the ongoing accelerated expansion of the Universe, which…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-22 M. Koussour , N. Myrzakulov , Alnadhief H. A. Alfedeel , Amare Abebe

We use the statistics of strong gravitational lensing based on the Cosmic Lens All-Sky Survey (CLASS) data to constrain cosmological parameters in a spatially-flat, inverse power-law potential energy density, scalar-field dark energy…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Kyu-Hyun Chae , Gang Chen , Bharat Ratra , Dong-Wook Lee

We employ the superpotential technique for the reconstruction of cosmological models with a non-minimally coupled scalar field evolving on a spatially flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker background. The key point in this method is that the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-03-08 A. Yu. Kamenshchik , A. Tronconi , G. Venturi , S. Yu. Vernov

The discovery of cosmic acceleration has stimulated theorists to consider dark energy or modifications to Einstein's General Relativity as possible explanations. The last decade has seen advances in theories that go beyond smooth dark…

An important issue in cosmology is reconstructing the effective dark energy equation of state directly from observations. With so few physically motivated models, future dark energy studies cannot only be based on constraining a dark energy…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-11-20 Chris Clarkson , Caroline Zunckel

Reconstructing the evolution history of the dark energy equation of state parameter $w(z)$ directly from observational data is highly valuable in cosmology, since it contains substantial clues in understanding the nature of the accelerated…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-31 Zhi-E Liu , Hao-Ran Yu , Tong-Jie Zhang , Yan-Ke Tang

We consider a generic cosmological model which allows for non-gravitational direct couplings between dark matter and dark energy. The distinguishing cosmological features of these couplings can be probed by current cosmological…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-01-17 Carsten van de Bruck , Jurgen Mifsud

We study the cosmological evolution of an induced gravity model with a self-interacting scalar field $\sigma$ and in the presence of matter and radiation. Such model leads to Einstein Gravity plus a cosmological constant as a stable…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 F. Finelli , A. Tronconi , G. Venturi

There are so many ideas that potentially explain the dark energy phenomenon, current research is focusing on a more in-depth analysis of the potential effects of modified gravity on both local and cosmic scales. In this paper we have…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-24 S. H. Shekh , Hira Sohail , Irfan Mahmood , Allah Ditta , Anil Kumar Yadav

This study effectively reconstructs a cosmological model utilizing covariant $f(Q)$ gravity within Connection-III and FLRW spacetime. The dynamic behavior of the reconstructed model is thoroughly analyzed using the Hubble parameter $H(z)$…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-01-15 S. A. Narawade , Santosh V. Lohakare , B. Mishra

In this paper, we reconstruct various solutions for the accelerated universe in the Einstein-Aether theory of gravity. For this purpose, we obtain the effective density and pressure for Einstein-Aether theory. We reconstruct the…

General Physics · Physics 2019-07-23 Shamaila Rani , Abdul Jawad , Kazuharu Bamba , Irfan Ullah Malik

We take an Effective Field Theory (EFT) approach to unifying existing proposals for the origin of cosmic acceleration and its connection to cosmological observations. Building on earlier work where EFT methods were used with observations to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2013-09-24 Jolyon K. Bloomfield , Éanna É. Flanagan , Minjoon Park , Scott Watson

We constrain the scalar field dark energy model with an inverse power-law potential, i.e., $V(\phi)\propto {\phi}^{-\alpha}$ ($\alpha>0$), from a set of recent cosmological observations by compiling an updated sample of Hubble parameter…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-02-10 Yun Chen , Chao-Qiang Geng , Shuo Cao , Yu-Mei Huang , Zong-Hong Zhu

The acceleration of the expansion of the universe, ascribed to a dark energy, is one of the most intriguing discoveries in science. In addition to precise, systematics controlled data, clear, robust interpretation of the observations is…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Eric V. Linder