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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

We consider the evolution of cosmological gravitational waves in scalar-tensor theory and $F(R)$ gravity theory as typical models of the modified gravity. Although the propagation speed is not changed from the speed of light, the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2018-04-04 Shin'ichi Nojiri , Sergei D. Odintsov

Currently, in order to explain the accelerated expansion phase of the universe, several alternative approaches have been proposed, among which the most common are dark energy models and alternative theories of gravity. Although these…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-08-24 I. S. Farias , P. H. R. S. Moraes

We examine the evolution of universe in $f(R,T)$ gravity where $R$ is the Ricci curvature and $T$ is the trace of energy momentum tensor. We focus on the specific form $f(R,T) = R+f(T)$ and explicitly find out the relation between $f(T)$…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-03-16 Gang Sun , Yong-Chang Huang

In this paper, we consider a gravitational action containing a combination of the Ricci scalar, $R$, and the topological Gauss--Bonnet term, $G$. Specifically, we study the cosmological features of a particular class of modified gravity…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-03-15 Francesco Bajardi , Rocco D'Agostino

This paper is devoted to investigate the exact solutions of Bianchi type $I$ spacetime in the context of $f(R,T)$ gravity [1], where $f(R,T)$ is an arbitrary function of Ricci scalar $R$ and trace of the energy momentum tensor $T$. For this…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-30 M. Farasat Shamir

In this work we investigate the asymptotic cosmological dynamics of a modified gravity model based on the $f(R,T^\phi)$ theory, where $R$ denotes the Ricci scalar and $T^\phi$ is the trace of the stress-energy tensor of a scalar field.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-25 Joaquin Estevez-Delgado , Roberto De Arcia , Gabino Estevez-Delgado , Israel Quiros

Since the discovery of the accelerated expansion of the present Universe, significant theoretical developments have been made in the area of modified gravity. In the meantime, cosmological observations have been providing more high-quality…

Teleparallel gravity is a modified theory of gravity in which the Ricci scalar $R$ of the Lagrangian replaced by the general function of torsion scalar $T$ in action. With that, cosmology in teleparallel gravity becomes profoundly…

General Physics · Physics 2020-09-09 Sanjay Mandal , P. K. Sahoo

We reconcile seemingly conflicting statements in the literature about the behavior of cosmological solutions in modified theories of gravity where the Einstein-Hilbert Lagrangian for gravity is modified by the addition of a function of the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Ignacy Sawicki , Wayne Hu

In this work, we use the dynamical system approach to explore the cosmological background evolution of the scalar-tensor representation of $f(R,T)$ gravity, where $R$ is the Ricci scalar and $T$ is the trace of the stress-energy tensor. The…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-04-04 Tiago B. Gonçalves , João Luís Rosa , Francisco S. N. Lobo

To find more deliberate f(R,T) cosmological solutions, we proceed our previous paper further by studying some new aspects of the considered models via investigation of some new cosmological parameters/quantities to attain the most…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-05-23 Hamid Shabani , Mehrdad Farhoudi

Among many alternative gravitational theories to General Relativity (GR), $f(R,T)$ gravity (where $R$ is the Ricci scalar and $T$ the trace of the energy-momentum tensor) has been widely studied recently. By adding a matter contribution to…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-07-05 Hermano Velten , Thiago R. P. Caramês

This paper delves into the late-time accelerated expansion of the universe and the evolution of cosmic structures within the context of a specific \( f(R, L_m) \) gravity model, formulated as \( f(R, L_m) = \lambda R + \beta L_m^\alpha +…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-03-05 Shambel Sahlu , Alnadhief H. A. Alfedeel , Amare Abebe

We propose an analytic procedure that allows to determine quantitatively the deviation in the behavior of cosmological perturbations between a given f(R) modified gravity model and a LCDM reference model. Our method allows to study…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-30 Daniele Bertacca , Nicola Bartolo , Sabino Matarrese

The present paper is devoted to the study of bouncing cosmology in $f(R,T)$ modified gravity where we presume $f(R,T) = R + 2 \lambda T$, with $R$ the Ricci scalar, $T$ the trace of energy momentum tensor and $\lambda$ the model parameter.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-04-07 Snehasish Bhattacharjee , P. K. Sahoo

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 current standard cosmological model is constructed within the framework of general relativity with a cosmological constant $\Lambda$, which is often associated with dark energy, and phenomenologically explains the accelerated cosmic…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-06-27 Jiamin Hou , Julian Bautista , Maria Berti , Carolina Cuesta-Lazaro , César Hernández-Aguayo , Tilman Tröster , Jinglan Zheng

The homogeneous and isotropic cosmological model in generalized $ f(R,T^\phi) $ theories associated with scalar field is discussed, which is motivated by the $ f(R,T) $ theory of gravity studied by Harko et al. \cite{Harko:2011kv,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-12-27 J. K. Singh , Akanksha Singh , Shaily , J. Jena

This work examines the cosmological implications of two functional forms of $f(R,T) = R + \alpha T^n$ gravity: for two different value of $n $ where $n=1$ and $n\neq 1$, and $\alpha$ and $n$ are free parameters. The modified Friedmann…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-24 Mustapha Lamaaoune