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We investigate the viability of $f(Q)$ gravity as an alternative framework to address the $H_0$ and $S_8$ tensions in cosmology. Focusing on three representative $f(Q)$ models, we perform a comprehensive Bayesian analysis using a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-10-29 Carlos G. Boiza , Maria Petronikolou , Mariam Bouhmadi-López , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

Despite the ability of the cosmological concordance model ($\Lambda$CDM) to describe the cosmological observations exceedingly well, power law expansion of the Universe scale radius, $R(t)\propto t^n$, has been proposed as an alternative…

The current paper reports an investigation of the cosmological implications of symmetric teleparallel gravity within a modified $f(Q)$ theory. We construct a specific exponential $f(Q)$ model as $f(Q) = Q + \eta_1 Q_0\left(1 - e^{-\eta_2…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-11 Sanjeeda Sultanaa , Surajit Chattopadhyay

In this work, we investigate the cosmological consequences of an effective $f(Q)$ model emerging from the more general $f(Q,T)$ gravity theory under the special equation-of-state condition $\rho + p = 0$. Under this limit, the field…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-12 Anil Kumar Yadav , S. H. Shekh , N. Myrzakulov

The accelerated expansion of the Universe remains one of the central open problems in modern cosmology. While the $\Lambda$CDM model successfully describes a wide range of observations, the physical nature of dark energy is still unknown,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-01-08 Leandro Pardo , Leonardo Castañeda

In this work, we consider an extension of symmetric teleparallel gravity, namely, $f(Q)$ gravity, where the fundamental block to describe spacetime is the nonmetricity, $Q$. Within this formulation of gravitation, we perform an…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-11-15 Ruth Lazkoz , Francisco S. N. Lobo , María Ortiz-Baños , Vincenzo Salzano

We show that modified gravity presents distinctive nonlinear features on the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) anisotropies comparing with General Relativity (GR). We calculate the contribution to the CMB non-Gaussianity from nonlinear…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2011-08-09 Xian Gao

We experience some challenges in general gravitational theory owing to Einstein to explain late time acceleration of universe. To address this issue, geometric components of gravity have been modified in quite a few occasions to have a more…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-10-04 Santanu Das , Nilanjana Mahata , Priyanka Ray

We establish new constraints on $f(T)$ gravity models by using cosmological data. In particular, we investigate the restrictions given by the gas mass fraction measurements of galaxy clusters and transversal BAO data. Both data sets are…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-09-28 F. B. M. dos Santos , J. E. Gonzalez , R. Silva

Bimetric gravity is an interesting alternative to standard GR given its potential to provide a concrete theoretical framework for a ghost-free massive gravity theory. Here we investigate a class of Bimetric gravity models for their…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2023-07-12 Ajay Bassi , Shahnawaz A. Adil , Manvendra Pratap Rajvanshi , Anjan A. Sen

We have investigated structure formation in the $\gamma$ gravity $f(R)$ model with {\it N}-body simulations. The $\gamma$ gravity model is a proposal which, unlike other viable $f(R)$ models, not only changes the gravitational dynamics, but…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-03-09 Marcelo Vargas dos Santos , Hans A. Winther , David F. Mota , Ioav Waga

As cosmology rapidly approaches the data-dominated phase of stage IV large scale structure surveys, the modelling of nonlinear scales has become a serious challenge that faces the community, particularly when analysing models beyond $w$CDM.…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-04-14 Sankarshana Srinivasan , Shreya Prabhu , Kai Lehman , Ajiv Krishnan V. , Jochen Weller

We explore extensions to the $\Lambda$CDM cosmology using measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) from the recent SPT-SZ survey, along with data from WMAP7 and measurements of $H_0$ and BAO. We check for consistency within…

Motivated by the fact that cosmological models based on $f(Q)$ gravity are very efficient in fitting observational datasets at both background and perturbation levels, we perform a combined dynamical system analysis of both background and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-02-22 Wompherdeiki Khyllep , Jibitesh Dutta , Emmanuel N. Saridakis , Kuralay Yesmakhanova

We present a complete analysis of the imprint of tensor anisotropies on the Cosmic Microwave Background for a class of f(R) gravity theories within the PPF-CAMB framework. We derive the equations, both for the cosmological background and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-12-22 M. Abdelwahab , A. de la Cruz-Dombriz , P. K. S. Dunsby , B. Mongwane

We proposed five $f(Q,T)$ models, which are an extension of symmetric teleparallel gravity, where $Q$ is the non-metricity and $T$ is the trace of the stress-energy tensor. By taking specific values of their parameters, these models have a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-11-09 Antonio Nájera , Amanda Fajardo

We studied the cosmological constraints on the Galileon gravity obtained from observational data of the growth rate of matter density perturbations, the supernovae Ia (SN Ia), the cosmic microwave background (CMB), and baryon acoustic…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-07-03 Koichi Hirano , Zen Komiya , Hisato Shirai

Nonlocal massive gravity can provide an interesting explanation for the late-time cosmic acceleration, with a dark energy equation of state $w_{\rm DE}$ smaller than $-1$ in the past. We derive the equations of linear cosmological…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2014-08-11 Savvas Nesseris , Shinji Tsujikawa

A Bayesian statistical analysis using redshift space distortions data is performed to test a model of Symmetric Teleparallel Gravity where gravity is non-metrical. The cosmological background mimics a $\Lambda$CDM evolution but differences…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-06-15 Bruno J. Barros , Tiago Barreiro , Tomi Koivisto , Nelson J. Nunes

In this investigation, we perform an observational statistical analysis in the theory of $ f(R, L_m) $ gravity. The proposed theoretical model is based on the Ricci scalar's non-linear contribution. We use a distinct parameterization for…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-30 J. K. Singh , Shaily , Akanksha Singh , Harshna Balhara , Joao R. L. Santos