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The idea of a rapid sign-switching cosmological constant (mirror AdS-dS transition) in the late universe at $z\sim1.7$, known as the $\Lambda_{\rm s}$CDM model, has significantly improved the fit to observational data and provides a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-11-26 Özgür Akarsu , Antonio De Felice , Eleonora Di Valentino , Suresh Kumar , Rafael C. Nunes , Emre Özülker , J. Alberto Vazquez , Anita Yadav

The testing of general relativity at cosmological scales has become a possible and timely endeavor that is not only motivated by the pressing question of cosmic acceleration but also by the proposals of some extensions to general relativity…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Jason Dossett , Mustapha Ishak , Jacob Moldenhauer

Gravitational wave events with electromagnetic counterparts provide direct measurements of the Hubble diagram. We demonstrate that incorporating weak lensing into bright standard siren analyses allows measurements of cosmological parameters…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-18 Ville Vaskonen

We use galaxy-galaxy weak lensing data to perform a novel test on general relativity (GR) and $f(T)$ torsional gravity. In particular, we impose strong constraints using the torsional (teleparallel) formulation of gravity in which the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2020-11-25 Zhaoting Chen , Wentao Luo , Yi-Fu Cai , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

We investigate the new observational constraints on $f(T)$ gravity that arise from the effects of primordial gravitational waves (GWs) on the cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropies and the BB spectrum. We first show that on the GWs…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-11-30 Rafael C. Nunes , Supriya Pan , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

We investigate a spatially flat FLRW cosmological model in the framework of modified gravity described by the function \( f(R, L_m) = \alpha R + L_m^\beta + \gamma \), where \( L_m \) is the matter Lagrangian density. The modified Friedmann…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-05 G. K. Goswami , Anirudh Pradhan , Syamala Krishnannair

Modified gravity theories offer a well-motivated extension of General Relativity and provide a possible explanation for the late-time accelerated expansion of the Universe. Among them, $f(R)$ gravity represents a minimal and theoretically…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-06 Yanling Song , Yu Sang , Linfeng Xiao , Boyu Zhang , Bin Wang

Redshift distortion measurements from galaxy surveys include sensitivity to the gravitational growth index distinguishing other theories from Einstein gravity. This gravitational sensitivity is substantially free from uncertainty in the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-11-05 Eric V. Linder

Modified gravity has attracted much attention over the last few years and remains a potential candidate for dark energy. In particular, the so-called viable f(R) gravity theories, which are able to both recover General Relativity (GR) and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-04-20 Alvaro de la Cruz-Dombriz , Peter K. S. Dunsby , Sulona Kandhai , Diego Saez-Gomez

Fluctuations in sky maps of the galaxy redshifts, dubbed as angular redshift fluctuations (ARF), contain precise information about the growth rate of structures and the nature of gravity in the Universe. Specifically, ARF constrain the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-03-31 Carlos Hernández-Monteagudo , Jonás Chaves-Montero , Raúl E. Angulo , Giovanni Aricò

The parameter $S_8 \equiv \sigma_8 (\Omega_m/0.3)^{0.5}$ quantifies the amplitude of matter density fluctuations. A persistent discrepancy exists between early-universe CMB observations and late-universe probes. This review assesses the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-30 Ioannis Pantos , Leandros Perivolaropoulos

The possibility that the $H_0$ tension is a sign of a physics beyond the $\Lambda$CDM model is one of the most exciting possibilities in modern cosmology. The challenge of solving this problem is complicated by several factors, including…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-29 Ramon de Sá , Micol Benetti , Leila Lobato Graef

Inspired by an exponential $f(R)$ gravity model studied in the literature, in this work we introduce a new and viable $f(Q)$ gravity model, which can be represented as a perturbation of $\Lambda$CDM. Typically, within the realm of $f(Q)$…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-01-31 A. Oliveros , Mario A. Acero

We review and extend the Gauge Vectors-Tensor gravity: a covariant theory of gravity composed of a metric and gauge fields, leading to simple second order partial differential equations of motion, whose Newtonian and strong limits coincide…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-06-03 Qasem Exirifard

Several models based on General Relativity and Modified Gravity aim to reproduce the observed universe with precision comparable to the flat-$\Lambda$CDM cosmological model. In this study, we investigate the consistency of some of these…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-12-05 Fernanda Oliveira , Bruno Ribeiro , Wiliam S. Hipólito-Ricaldi , Felipe Avila , Armando Bernui

Stage IV large scale structure surveys are promising probes of gravity on cosmological scales. Due to the vast model-space in the modified gravity literature, model-independent parameterisations represent useful and scalable ways to test…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-03-03 Sankarshana Srinivasan , Daniel B Thomas , Peter L. Taylor

In this work, we derive for the first time observational constraints on the extended Minimal Theory of Massive Gravity (eMTMG) framework in light of Planck-CMB data, geometrical measurements from Baryon Acoustic Oscillation (BAO), Type Ia…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-08 Antonio De Felice , Suresh Kumar , Shinji Mukohyama , Rafael C. Nunes

In this letter we propose a reduction of the $H_0$ tension puzzle by means of a theory of minimally modified gravity which is dubbed VCDM. After confronting the theory with the experiments, we find that the data allow for a low-redshift…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2021-05-04 Antonio De Felice , Shinji Mukohyama , Masroor C. Pookkillath

We use low-redshift background cosmology data to place quantitative constraints on three separate modified gravity models, each of which aims to explain the low-redshift acceleration through a different physical mechanism. The Lifshitz…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-04-26 S. R. Pinto , A. M. Cabral , C. J. A. P. Martins