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We explore bounce cosmology in $F(\mathcal{G})$ gravity with the Gauss-Bonnet invariant $\mathcal{G}$. We reconstruct $F(\mathcal{G})$ gravity theory to realize the bouncing behavior in the early universe and examine the stability…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-04-17 Kazuharu Bamba , Andrey N. Makarenko , Alexandr N. Myagky , Sergei D. Odintsov

As an alternative to the paradigm of slow roll inflation, we propose an extended scenario of the matter bounce cosmology in which the Universe has experienced a quasi-matter contracting phase with a variable background equation of state…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-09-04 Jaume de Haro , Yi-Fu Cai

In this work we study classical bouncing solutions in the context of $f({\sf R},{\sf T})={\sf R}+h({\sf T})$ gravity in a flat {\sf FLRW} background using a perfect fluid as the only matter content. Our investigation is based on introducing…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-06-05 Hamid Shabani , Amir Hadi Ziaie

In bouncing cosmology, the primordial fluctuations are generated in a cosmic contraction phase before the bounce into the current expansion phase. For a nonsingular bounce, curvature and anisotropy grow rapidly during the bouncing phase,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-10-30 BingKan Xue , David Garfinkle , Frans Pretorius , Paul J. Steinhardt

We explore bounce scenarios in the framework of homogeneous and isotropic cosmological models with arbitrary spatial curvature in the theory of gravity with non-minimal derivative coupling. As expected, we find that there are no turning…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-02-11 S. V. Sushkov , R. G. Galeev

In this paper, we have shown the matter bounce scenario of the Universe in an extended symmetric teleparallel gravity, the f(Q) gravity. Motivated from the bouncing scenario and loop quantum cosmology (LQC), the form of the function $f(Q)$…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-02-06 A. S. Agrawal , B. Mishra , P. K. Agrawal

A bouncing universe is a viable candidate to solve the initial singularity problem. Here we consider bouncing solutions in the context of $f(R,\mathcal{G})$ gravity by using an order reduction technique which allows one to find solutions…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-06-24 Bruno J. Barros , Elsa M. Teixeira , Daniele Vernieri

We investigate a bounce inflation model with a graceful exit into the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) decelerated Universe within $f(T)$ gravity framework, where $T$ is the torsion scalar in the teleparallelism. We study the cosmic thermal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-10-13 Kazuharu Bamba , G. G. L. Nashed , W. El Hanafy , Sh. K. Ibraheem

In this work, we have studied how incorporating viscous fluids leads to exact bounce cosmological solutions in general relativity (GR) framework. Specifically, we propose a novel parameterization of bulk viscosity coefficient of the form…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-07-23 Rajdeep Mazumdar , Mrinnoy M. Gohain , Kalyan Bhuyan

We explore dynamics of cosmological models with bounce solutions evolving on a spatially flat Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker background. We consider cosmological models that contain the Hilbert-Einstein curvature term, the induced…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-12-08 Ekaterina O. Pozdeeva , Maria A. Skugoreva , Alexey V. Toporensky , Sergey Yu. Vernov

One of the greatest problems of standard cosmology is the Big Bang singularity. Previously it has been shown that non-local ghostfree higher-derivative modifications of Einstein gravity in the ultra-violet regime can admit non-singular…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-12-03 Tirthabir Biswas , Tomi Koivisto , Anupam Mazumdar

Non-singular bouncing cosmologies are well--motivated models for the early universe. Recent observational data are consistent with positive spatial curvature and allow for a natural collapsing and bouncing phase in the very early universe.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-07-10 Richard Daniel , Mariam Campbell , Carsten van de Bruck , Peter Dunsby

We show that the f(T) gravitational paradigm, in which gravity is described by an arbitrary function of the torsion scalar, can provide a mechanism for realizing bouncing cosmologies, thereby avoiding the Big Bang singularity. After…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2011-10-07 Yi-Fu Cai , Shih-Hung Chen , James B. Dent , Sourish Dutta , Emmanuel N. Saridakis

We study a nonsingular bounce inflation model, which can drive the early universe from a contracting phase, bounce into an ordinary inflationary phase, followed by the reheating process. Besides the bounce that avoided the Big-Bang…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Taotao Qiu , Yu-Tong Wang

A non-singular bouncing cosmology is generically obtained in loop quantum cosmology due to non-perturbative quantum gravity effects. A similar picture can be achieved in standard general relativity in the presence of a scalar field with a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-03-17 Yi-Fu Cai , Edward Wilson-Ewing

A bouncing cosmology with an initial matter-dominated phase of contraction during which scales which are currently probed with cosmological observations exit the Hubble radius provides a mechanism alternative to inflation for producing a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-06-20 Robert H. Brandenberger

We examine the validity of classical energy conditions in nonsingular bouncing cosmological solutions arising in quadratic curvature gravity minimally coupled to a scalar field. Focusing on the null, weak, strong, and dominant energy…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-30 Yuki Hashimoto , Kazuharu Bamba , Sanjay Mandal

Cosmological models with inflation and those with bounce have their own strengths and weaknesses. Here we construct a model in which a phase of bounce is followed by a viable inflationary phase. This incorporates several advantages of both…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2024-04-02 Manjeet Kaur , Debottam Nandi , Debajyoti Choudhury , T. R. Seshadri

In this study, we explore the thermodynamic aspects of a modified version of Rastall's gravity theory and its implications for cosmological scenarios. We analyze the role of non-conserved energy-momentum tensor equations and investigate…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-01 José A. C. Nogales , K. Luz-Burgoa , Laysa G. Martins

An extremely fast exponential expansion of the Universe is typical for the stable version of the inflationary model, based on the anomaly-induced action of gravity. The total amount of exponential $e$-folds could be very large, before the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-08-05 Wagno Cesar e Silva , Ilya L. Shapiro