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The universal character of the gravitational interaction provided by the equivalence principle motivates a geometrical description of gravity. The standard formulation of General Relativity \`a la Einstein attributes gravity to the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-04-13 Jose Beltrán Jiménez , Lavinia Heisenberg , Tomi Sebastian Koivisto , Simon Pekar

Symmetric teleparallel gravity and its $f(Q)$ extensions have emerged as promising alternatives to General Relativity (GR), yet the role of explicit geometry-matter couplings remains largely unexplored. In this work, we address this gap by…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-09-22 Ayush Hazarika , Simran Arora , P. K. Sahoo , Tiberiu Harko

The existence of self-similar solutions is discussed in symmetric teleparallel $f(Q)$-theory for a Friedmann-Lema\^itre-Robertson-Walker background geometry with zero and non-zero spatial curvature. For the four distinct families of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-12-01 N. Dimakis , M. Roumeliotis , A. Paliathanasis , P. S. Apostolopoulos , T. Christodoulakis

The discovery of the accelerated expansion of the universe highlighted General Relativity's inability to naturally account for dark energy without invoking a finely tuned cosmological constant. In response, a wide range of alternative…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-11 P. A. G. Monteiro , C. J. A. P. Martins

Symmetric teleparallel gravity theories, in which the gravitational interaction is attributed to the nonmetricity of a flat, symmetric, but not metric-compatible affine connection, have been a topic of growing interest in recent studies.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-01-03 Manuel Hohmann

We consider the symmetric teleparallel $f\left( Q\right) $-gravity in Friedmann--Lema\^{\i}tre--Robertson--Walker cosmology with nonzero spatial curvature. For a nonlinear $f\left( Q\right) $ model there exist always the limit of General\…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-10-09 Andronikos Paliathanasis

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

In this work we study the Friedmann-Lema\^{i}tre-Robertson-Walker cosmologies with arbitrary spatial curvature for the symmetric teleparallel theories of gravity, giving the first presentation of their coincident gauge form. Our approach…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-01-24 Erik Jensko

We propose an extension of the symmetric teleparallel gravity, in which the gravitational action $L$ is given by an arbitrary function $f$ of the nonmetricity $Q$ and of the trace of the matter energy-momentum tensor $T$, so that…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-05-19 Yixin Xu , Guangjie Li , Tiberiu Harko , Shi-Dong Liang

The $f(T)$ gravity is one of the extensions of teleparallel equivalent of general relativity, in which more general functions of the torsion scalar $T$ can be described. With the proposed functional form of $f(T) = \alpha T - \beta u^{-n} +…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-14 Suraj Kumar Behera , S. A. Kadam , Pratik P. Ray , B. Mishra

Cosmological perturbations are considered in $f(T)$ and in scalar-torsion $f(\varphi)T$ teleparallel models of gravity. Full sets of linear perturbation equations are accurately derived and analysed at the relevant limits. Interesting…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-01-11 Alexey Golovnev , Tomi Koivisto

We investigate the cosmological aspects of the most general parity preserving Metric-Affine Gravity theory quadratic in torsion and non-metricity in the presence of a cosmological hyperfluid. The equations of motion are obtained by varying…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-01-13 Damianos Iosifidis , Lucrezia Ravera

We explore the role of the affine connection in $f(Q)$ gravity, a modified theory where gravity is governed by non-metricity within the symmetric teleparallel framework. Although the connection is constrained to be flat and torsionless, it…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-27 Ismael Ayuso , Mariam Bouhmadi-López , Che-Yu Chen , Xiao Yan Chew , Konstantinos Dialektopoulos , Yen Chin Ong

The resolution of the problem of cosmological singularity in the framework of gauge theories of gravitation is discussed. Generalized cosmological Friedmann equations for homogeneous isotropic models filled by interacting scalar fields and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-08-23 Albert V. Minkevich

Einstein's celebrated theory of gravitation can be presented in three forms: general relativity, teleparallel gravity, and the rarely considered before symmetric teleparallel gravity. Extending the latter, we introduce a new class of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-06-12 Laur Järv , Mihkel Rünkla , Margus Saal , Ott Vilson

In symmetric teleparallel geometry the curvature and torsion tensors are assumed to vanish identically, while the dynamics of gravity is encoded by nonmetricity. Here the spatially homogeneous and isotropic connections that can accompany…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-04-02 Laur Jarv , Laxmipriya Pati

Cosmography can be considered as a sort of a model-independent approach to tackle the dark energy/modified gravity problem. In this review, the success and the shortcomings of the $\Lambda$CDM model, based on General Relativity and standard…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-04-09 Salvatore Capozziello , Rocco D'Agostino , Orlando Luongo

There has been growing interest in $f(Q)$ gravity, which has led to significant advancements in the field. However, it is important to note that most studies in this area were based on the coincident gauge, thus overlooking the impact of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-11-10 Lavinia Heisenberg , Manuel Hohmann , Simon Kuhn

We study linear cosmological perturbations in the most general teleparallel gravity setting, where gravity is mediated by the torsion and nonmetricity of a flat connection alongside the metric. For a general linear perturbation of this…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-12-22 Lavinia Heisenberg , Manuel Hohmann

We consider homogeneous and isotropic cosmological models in the framework of three geometrical theories of gravitation: in the Einstein general relativity they are given in terms of the curvature of the Levi-Civita connection in torsion…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-12-20 Laur Järv , Piret Kuusk
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