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We generalize the virial theorem in f(R) modified gravity using the collisionless Boltzmann equation. We find supplementary geometric terms in the modified Einstein equation providing an effective contribution to the gravitational energy.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2008-11-26 Christian G. Boehmer , Tiberiu Harko , Francisco S. N. Lobo

In this contribution one examines the generalization of the $f(R)$ theories of gravity where one introduces a non-minimal coupling between curvature and matter. This model has new and interesting features. %, specially concerning the energy…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-20 Orfeu Bertolami , Miguel Carvalho Sequeira

We examine the cosmological dynamics of Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity models in a four-dimensional spatially flat FLRW metric. These models are described by $f\left( R,\mathcal{G}\right) =f\left( R+\mu \mathcal{G}\right) $ theory of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-12-10 Nikolaos Dimakis , Alex Giacomini , Genly Leon , Andronikos Paliathanasis , Ekaterina Pozdeeva , Sergey Vernov

This study delves into modified gravity theories that are equivalent to General Relativity but involve the torsion or non-metricity scalar instead of the curvature scalar. Specifically, we focus on $f(Q,T)$ gravity, which entails an…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-11-22 N. Myrzakulov , M. Koussour , Alnadhief H. A. Alfedeel , H. M. Elkhair

General relativity can be formulated equivalently with a non-Riemannian geometry that associates with an affine connection of nonzero nonmetricity $Q$ but vanishing curvature $R$ and torsion $T$. Modification based on this description of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-06-16 Rui-Hui Lin , Xiang-Hua Zhai

Modifications to gravity that add additional functions of the Ricci curvature to the Einstein-Hilbert action -- collectively known as $f(R)$ theories -- have been studied in great detail. When considered as complete theories of gravity they…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-02-20 Simon DeDeo , Dimitrios Psaltis

The energy density of the universe is proportional to the Ricci scalar curvature in the dynamical Chern-Simon (CS) modified gravity. In this paper, we consider the Amended Friedman-Robertson-Walker (AFRW) universe and explore its scale…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-09-21 M. Jamil Amir , Sarfraz Ali

We study the relation between the thermodynamics and field equations of generalized gravity theories on the dynamical trapping horizon with sphere symmetry. We assume the entropy of dynamical horizon as the Noether charge associated with…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-05-12 Shao-Feng Wu , Xian-Hui Ge , Peng-Ming Zhang , Guo-Hong Yang

Late-time cosmic acceleration has motivated the exploration of various extensions of general relativity, among which $f(Q,\mathcal{T})$ gravity, based on the non-metricity scalar $Q$ and the trace of the energy--momentum tensor…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-29 Anirudh Pradhan , A. Husain , M. Zeyauddin , S. H. Shekh

$f(R,T)$ gravity was proposed as an extension of the $f(R)$ theories, containing not just geometrical correction terms to the General Relativity equations, but also material correction terms, dependent on the trace of the energy-momentum…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-05-17 Ronaldo V. Lobato , G. A. Carvalho , A. G. Martins , P. H. R. S. Moraes

We show that in the $f(Q)$ gravity with a non-metricity scalar $Q$, the curvatures in Einstein's gravity, that is, the Riemann curvature constructed from the standard Levi-Civita connection, could not be excluded or naturally appear. The…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-16 Shin'ichi Nojiri , S. D. Odintsov

In this paper, I consider a $f(R, G, T)$ modified gravity model where $R$ represents the Ricci scalar, $G$ denotes the Gauss-Bonnet invariant, and $T$ signifies the trace of the stress-energy tensor. This model is coupled with two distinct…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-04 Farzad Milani

We study the special class of the exact solutions in cosmological models based on the Generalized Scalar-Tensor Gravity with non-minimal coupling of a scalar field to the Ricci scalar and to the Gauss-Bonnet scalar in 4D Friedmann universe…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-07-17 Igor V. Fomin , Sergey V. Chervon

We investigate the emergence of cosmic hysteresis in cyclic bouncing cosmologies within the framework of $f(R)$ modified gravity theories. Building upon previous studies that explored hysteresis phenomena in braneworld and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-06-12 Aritra Sanyal

A set of exact quasi-local conservation equations is derived from the Einstein's equations using the first-order Kaluza-Klein formalism of general relativity in the (2,2)-splitting of 4-dimensional spacetime. These equations are interpreted…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-31 J. H. Yoon

The thermodynamical study of the universe allow particle production in modified $f(T)$ ($T$ is the torsion scalar) theory of gravity within a flat FLRW framework for line element. The torsion scalar $T$ plays the same role as the Ricci…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-01-18 Sanjay Mandal , P. K. Sahoo

It is a review paper. General relativity (GR) is presented in the field theoretical form, where gravitational field (metric perturbations) together with other physical fields are propagated in an auxiliary arbitrary curved background…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 A. N. Petrov

We study the Energy Conditions in modified $f(G)$ gravity, with $G$ being the topological Gauss-Bonnet term. Then we use the cosmographic parameters to constrain the functional form of the gravitational action and investigate the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-03-18 Francesco Bajardi

Using a dynamical system approach we study the cosmological phase space of the generalized hybrid metric-Palatini gravity theory, characterized by the function $f\left(R,\mathcal R\right)$, where $R$ is the metric scalar curvature and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-06-08 João L. Rosa , Sante Carloni , José P. S. Lemos

We consider FRW cosmology in non-local modified gravity. Its local scalar-tensor formulation is developed. It is explicitly demonstrated that such theory may lead to the unification of early-time inflation with late-time cosmic…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 Shin'ichi Nojiri , Sergei D. Odintsov