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This article explores matter bounce non-singular cosmology in $f(R,L_m)$ gravity. We consider two non-linear $f(R,L_m)$ functional forms, specifically, $f(R,L_m) = \frac{R}{2} + \lambda R^2 + \alpha L_m$ and $f(R,L_m) = \frac{R}{2} + L_m…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-05-17 Lakhan V. Jaybhaye , Raja Solanki , P. K. Sahoo

We study isotropic and anisotropic (Bianchi I) cosmologies in Palatini $f(R)$ and $f(R,R_{\mu\nu}R^{\mu\nu})$ theories of gravity and consider the existence of non-singular bouncing solutions in the early universe. We find that all $f(R)$…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-21 Carlos Barragan , Gonzalo J. Olmo

A bouncing Universe avoids the big-bang singularity. Using the time-like and null Raychaudhhuri equations, we explore whether the bounce near the big-bang, within a broad spectrum of modified theories of gravity, allows for cosmologically…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-12 Saurya Das , S. Shajidul Haque , Seturumane Tema

Modern cosmology is based on the cosmological principle, which states that the Universe is statistically homogeneous and isotropic. When applied in its strict -- rather than statistical -- sense, the cosmological principle leads to the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2025-09-03 Pierre Fleury

In scalar-tensor Horndeski theories, nonsingular cosmological models - bounce and genesis - are problematic because of potential ghost and/or gradient instabilities. One way to get around this obstacle is to send the effective Planck mass…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-10-04 Y. Ageeva , P. Petrov , V. Rubakov

This thesis is concerned with global properties of those cosmological solutions of Einstein's field equations which obey accelerated expansion into the future driven by a non-vanishing cosmological constant, as suggested by current…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-10-24 Florian Beyer

For the Bianchi type I space-time (vacuum or with a massless scalar field), the loop quantum cosmology bounce can be viewed as a rapid transition between two classical solutions, with a simple transformation rule relating the Kasner…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-03-14 Edward Wilson-Ewing

In this work we consider a cosmological scenario in which the Universe contracts initially having a bouncing-like behavior, and accordingly after it bounces off, it decelerates following a matter dominated like evolution and at very large…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-12-02 S. D. Odintsov , V. K. Oikonomou , Tanmoy Paul

We consider spacetimes consisting of a manifold with Lorentzian metric and a weight function or scalar field. These spacetimes admit a Bakry-\'Emery-Ricci tensor which is a natural generalization of the Ricci tensor. We impose an energy…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-10-28 Gregory J. Galloway , Eric Woolgar

In this work, we have considered the Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) model of the universe where bounce occurs and the universe is filled with Generalized Cosmic Chaplygin Gas (GCCG) or Variable Modified Chaplygin Gas (VMCG). We have…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-12-11 Tanwi Bandyopadhyay , Ujjal Debnath

The spinning electromagnetic universe, known also as the Rotating Bertotti-Robinson(RBR) spacetime is considered as a model to represent our cosmos. The model derives from different physical considerations, such as colliding waves, throat…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-02-07 M. Halilsoy , V. Memari

In this paper, using $f(R)$ theory of gravity we explicitly calculate cosmological evolution in the presence of a perfect fluid source in four and five dimensional, space time in which this cosmological evolution in self-creation is…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-01-20 A. Aghmohammadi , Kh. Saaidi , M. R. Abolhassani , A. Vajdi

Alternative scenarios to the Big Bang singularity have been subject of intense research for several decades by now. Most popular in this sense have been frameworks were such singularity is replaced by a bounce around some minimal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-09-25 Emanuele Alesci , Gioele Botta , Francesco Cianfrani , Stefano Liberati

In this paper we study the evolution of cosmological perturbations through a nonsingular bouncing universe using covariant perturbation theory and examine the validity of linear perturbation theory. The bounce is modeled by a two component…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-05-16 Atanu Kumar

It was recently realized that a model constructed from a Lee-Wick type scalar field theory yields, at the level of homogeneous and isotropic background cosmology, a bouncing cosmology. However, bouncing cosmologies induced by pressure-less…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-05-29 Johanna Karouby , Taotao Qiu , Robert Brandenberger

Proceeding from a homogeneous and isotropic Friedmann universe a conceptional problem concerning light propagation in an expanding universe is brought up. As a possible solution of this problem it is suggested that light waves do not scale…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Peter Huber

The proper time of an observer can be introduced as a degree of freedom in quantum cosmology, additional to the existing fields. We review two arguments for using the Schr\"odinger equation to evolve the corresponding wavefunction. We…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-03-25 Federico Piazza , Siméon Vareilles

We study the dynamics of homogeneous and isotropic Friedmann-Lema\^itre-Robertson-Walker cosmological models with positive spatial curvature within the context of mimetic gravity theory by employing dynamical system techniques. Our analysis…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-18 Alberto Fritis , Daniel Villalobos-Silva , Yerko Vásquez , Carlos H. López-Caraballo , Juan Carlos Helo

We examine non-singular bounce cosmology within the framework of a phantom scalar field coupled to the Gauss-Bonnet term in both non-viscous and bulk-viscous cases. Using the scale factor ansatz…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-05-07 Khandro K. Chokyi , Surajit Chattopadhyay

We have studied the inhomogeneous cosmology in Kaluza-Klein spacetime with a positive cosmological constant in a dust dominated era ($p = 0$). Depending on the integration constant we have derived two types of solutions. The dimensional…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-02-27 D. Panigrahi , S. Chatterjee