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Over the past decades, General Relativity and the concordance $\Lambda$CDM model have been successfully tested using several different astrophysical and cosmological probes based on large datasets ({\it precision cosmology}). Despite their…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-08-07 Ivan de Martino , Mariafelicia De Laurentis , Salvatore Capozziello

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

We investigate f(R) theories of gravity within the Palatini approach and show how one can determine the expansion history, H(a), for an arbitrary choice of f(R). As an example, we consider cosmological constraints on such theories arising…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 M. Amarzguioui , O. Elgaroy , D. F. Mota , T. Multamaki

In the following work, a new hybrid model of the form $ f(Q)=Q(1+a)+b\frac{Q_0^2}{Q} $ has been proposed and confronted using both early as well as late-time constraints. We first use conditions from the era of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-04 Ameya Kolhatkar , Sai Swagat Mishra , P. K. Sahoo

The $f(Q)$ theories of modified gravity arise from the consideration of non-metricity as the basic geometric quantity, and have been proven to be very efficient in describing the late-time Universe. We use the Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN)…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-02-08 Fotios K. Anagnostopoulos , Viktor Gakis , Emmanuel N. Saridakis , Spyros Basilakos

We explore the viability of three models in $f(T,B)$ gravity using data from recent surveys based on cosmic chronometers, the Pantheon data set, and baryonic acoustic oscillation data. We also assess the consistency of these models and data…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-12-23 Rebecca Briffa , Celia Escamilla-Rivera , Jackson Levi Said , Jurgen Mifsud

We study the late-time evolution of the Universe within the f(R,G) gravity framework, where R is the Ricci scalar and G is the Gauss-Bonnet term. To make the model tractable, we propose a parametrization scheme and determine its parameters…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-05-12 Santosh V. Lohakare , B. Mishra , S. K. Maurya

The unknown physical nature of the Dark Energy motivates in cosmology the study of modifications of the gravity theory at large distances. One of these types of modifications is to consider gravity theories, generally termed as $f(R)$. In…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2022-06-07 Pedro Bessa , Marcela Campista , Armando Bernui

We present an analysis of an $f(T, \mathcal{T})$ extension of the Teleparallel Equivalent of General Relativity, where $T$ denotes the torsion and $\mathcal{T}$ the trace of the energy-momentum tensor. This extension includes non--minimal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-07-27 Diego Saez-Gomez , C. Sofia Carvalho , Francisco S. N. Lobo , Ismael Tereno

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

We consider the cosmology where some function f(G) of the Gauss-Bonnet term G is added to the gravitational action to account for the late-time accelerating expansion of the universe. The covariant and gauge invariant perturbation equations…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Baojiu Li , John D. Barrow , David F. Mota

New corrections to General Relativity are considered in the context of modified $f(R)$ gravity, that satisfy cosmological and local gravity constraints. The proposed models behave asymptotically as $R-2\Lambda$ at large curvature and show…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-01-13 L. N. Granda

We investigate whether late-time modifications of gravity in the teleparallel framework can impact the current tension in the Hubble constant $H_0$, focusing on $f(T)$ cosmology as a minimal and well-controlled extension of General…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-23 Mariam Bouhmadi-López , Carlos G. Boiza , Maria Petronikolou , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

Discrepancies between observations at early and late cosmic epochs, and the vacuum energy problem associated with the interpretation of cosmological constant, are questioning the $\Lambda$CDM model. Motivated by these conceptual and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-11-14 Francesco Bajardi , Rocco D'Agostino , Micol Benetti , Vittorio De Falco , Salvatore Capozziello

$f(T)$ cosmology has shown promise in explaining aspects of cosmic evolution. In this work, we analyze constraints on leading models of $f(T)$ gravity in the context of the recently released Pantheon+ data set, together with comparisons…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-05-22 Rebecca Briffa , Celia Escamilla-Rivera , Jackson Levi Said , Jurgen Mifsud

We look for signatures of the Hu-Sawicki f(R) modified gravity theory, proposed to explain the observed accelerated expansion of the universe; in observations of the galaxy distribution, the cosmic microwave background (CMB), and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-12 Raphaël Kou , Calum Murray , James G. Bartlett

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

We review various modified gravities considered as gravitational alternative for dark energy. Specifically, we consider the versions of $f(R)$, $f(G)$ or $f(R,G)$ gravity, model with non-linear gravitational coupling or string-inspired…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-09-17 S. Nojiri , S. D. Odintsov

This review explores modified theories of gravity, particularly $f(R)$ gravity, as extensions to General Relativity (GR) that offer alternatives to dark energy for explaining cosmic acceleration. These models generalize the Einstein-Hilbert…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-03-05 Rafid H. Dejrah

This paper examines the late-time accelerating Universe and the formation of large-scale structures within the modified symmetric teleparallel gravity framework, specifically using the $f(Q)$-gravity model, in light of recent cosmological…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-12-31 Shambel Sahlu , Amare Abebe