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The field-theoretical approach is reviewed. Perturbations in general relativity as well as in an arbitrary $D$-dimensional metric theory are studied on a background, which is a solution (arbitrary) of the theory. Lagrangian for…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-10-16 A. N. Petrov

We study a class of theories in which space-time is treated classically, while interacting with quantum fields. These circumvent various no-go theorems and the pathologies of semi-classical gravity, by being linear in the density matrix and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-02-15 Jonathan Oppenheim , Zachary Weller-Davies

Using a completely covariant approach, we discuss the role of boundary conditions (BCs) and the corresponding Gibbons--Hawking--York (GHY) terms in $ \mathit{f}(\mathit{R}) $-gravity in arbitrary dimensions. We show that $ f(\mathit{R})…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-01-01 H. Khodabakhshi , F. Shojai , A. Shirzad

The Einstein-Cartan theory of gravity can arise from a mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking within the context of pre-geometric gauge theories. In this work, we develop the Hamiltonian analysis of such theories. By making contact with…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-05 Andrea Addazi , Salvatore Capozziello , Antonino Marcianò , Giuseppe Meluccio

We discuss field theories appearing as a result of applying field transformations with derivatives (differential field transformations, DFT) to a known theory. We begin with some simple examples of DFTs to see the basic properties of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-02-06 A. A. Sheykin , D. P. Solovyev , V. V. Sukhanov , S. A. Paston

A modified Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity in four dimensions where the quadratic Gauss-Bonnet term is coupled to a scalar field is considered. The field equations of the model are obtained by variational methods by making use of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-08-30 Hatice Özer , Ahmet Baykal , Özgür Delice

We present a concise description of the basic features of gravity-matter models based on the formalism of non-canonical spacetime volume-forms in its two versions: the method of non-Riemannian volume-forms (metric-independent covariant…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-10-15 David Benisty , Eduardo Guendelman , Alexander Kaganovich , Emil Nissimov , Svetlana Pacheva

We develop a semiclassical theory of modified gravity with nontrivial spacetime torsion. In particular, we show that the semiclassical treatment can be axiomatized in the case of Einstein--Cartan theory with a nonminimally coupled, free…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-02-26 R. Morales-Cabrera , Y. Bonder

It is offered that $F(R)-$modified gravities can be considered as nonperturbative quantum effects arising from Einstein gravity. It is assumed that nonperturbative quantum effects gives rise to the fact that the connection becomes…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-03 Vladimir Dzhunushaliev

A reconstruction of modified gravity is proposed by establishing a correspondence between the effective density of the modified gravity and the holographic density. The non-homogeneous term in the modified Friedmann equation, generated by…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-02-20 L. N. Granda

A deformation of the algebra of diffeomorphisms is constructed for canonically deformed spaces with constant deformation parameter theta. The algebraic relations remain the same, whereas the comultiplication rule (Leibniz rule) is different…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2007-05-23 Paolo Aschieri , Christian Blohmann , Marija Dimitrijevic , Frank Meyer , Peter Schupp , Julius Wess

Infinite derivative theory of gravity is a modification to the general theory of relativity. Such modification maintains the massless graviton as the only true physical degree of freedom and avoids ghosts. Moreover, this class of modified…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-11-27 Ali Teimouri

We present a 3+1 formulation of the effective field theory framework called the Standard-Model Extension in the gravitational sector. The explicit local Lorentz and diffeomorphism symmetry breaking assumption is adopted and we perform a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-02-15 Kellie O'Neal-Ault , Quentin G. Bailey , Nils A. Nilsson

We propose a modified gravity theory by extending the Einstein-Hilbert action with an arbitrary function of the Ricci scalar and the Kretschmann scalar invariants. The resulting modified Friedmann equations for a spatially flat FRW universe…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-29 A. Dehyadegari , A. Sheykhi

The standard geometrodynamics is transformed into a theory of conformal geometrodynamics by extending the ADM phase space for canonical general relativity to that consisting of York's mean exterior curvature time, conformal three-metric and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Charles H. -T. Wang

Viewing gravitational energy-momentum as equal by observation, but different in essence from inertial energy-momentum naturally leads to the gauge theory of volume-preserving diffeormorphisms of an inner Minkowski space which can describe…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2012-03-13 C. Wiesendanger

We present a class of modified-gravity theories which we call ultra-local models. We add a scalar field, with negligible kinetic terms, to the Einstein-Hilbert action. We also introduce a conformal coupling to matter. This gives rise to a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-08-17 Philippe Brax , Luca Alberto Rizzo , Patrick Valageas

This review presents a comprehensive overview of Myrzakulov gravity, highlighting key developments and significant results shaping the theory. It examines the foundational principles, field equations, and the role of non-metricity and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-04-04 Davood Momeni , Ratbay Myrzakulov

We consider nonlocal modified Einstein gravity without matter, where nonlocal term has the form $P(R) F(\Box) Q(R)$. For this model, in this paper we give the derivation of the equations of motion in detail. This is not an easy task and…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-02-26 Ivan Dimitrijevic , Branko Dragovich , Zoran Rakic , Jelena Stankovic

We investigate the cosmological implications of a new class of modified gravity, where the field equations generically include higher-order derivatives of the matter fields, arising from the introduction of non-dynamical auxiliary fields in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-07-01 Tiberiu Harko , Francisco S. N. Lobo , Emmanuel N. Saridakis