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General Teleparallel theories assume that curvature is vanishing in which case gravity can be solely represented by torsion and/or nonmetricity. Using differential form language, we express the Riemannian Gauss-Bonnet invariant concisely in…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-11-13 Juan Manuel Armaleo , Sebastian Bahamonde , Georg Trenkler , Leonardo G. Trombetta

In this paper the extension of the functional setting customarily adopted in General Relativity (GR) is considered. For this purpose, an explicit solution of the so-called Einstein's\ Teleparallel problem is sought. This is achieved by a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-01-18 Massimo Tessarotto , Claudio Cremaschini

We study a non-linear modification to General Relativity in which the standard Einstein-Hilbert action is replaced by a Born-Infeld type action. Also study us stability issues to judge about viability of this modification. We establish the…

General Physics · Physics 2012-11-06 Dagoberto Escobar

In the context of extended Teleparallel gravity theories with a 3+1 dimensions Gauss-Bonnet analog term, we address the possibility of these theories reproducing several well-known cosmological solutions. In particular when applied to a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-12-06 Alvaro de la Cruz-Dombriz , Gabriel Farrugia , Jackson Levi Said , Diego Saez-Chillon Gomez

There is a growing interest in modified gravity theories based on torsion, as these theories exhibit interesting cosmological implications. In this work, inspired by the teleparallel formulation of general relativity, we present its…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-12-16 P. A. Gonzalez , Yerko Vasquez

In the context of modified teleparallel gravity, we study the generation of primordial density fluctuations in a general scalar-torsion theory whose Lagrangian density is an arbitrary function $f(T,\phi)$ of the torsion scalar $T$ and a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-08-19 Manuel Gonzalez-Espinoza , Giovanni Otalora

We investigate inflation in modified teleparallel gravity within a scalar-tensor framework. We focus on two viable extensions of the Teleparallel Equivalent of General Relativity: a power-law model and an exponential model, which introduce…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-28 Daniel Villalobos-Silva , Yerko Vásquez , Giovanni Otalora

The discovery of the accelerated expansion of the universe highlighted General Relativity's inability to naturally account for dark energy without invoking a finely tuned cosmological constant. In response, a wide range of alternative…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-11-11 P. A. G. Monteiro , C. J. A. P. Martins

Teleparallel Gravity offers the possibility of reformulating gravity in terms of torsion by exchanging the Levi-Civita connection with the Weitzenb\"ock connection which describes torsion rather than curvature. Surprisingly, Teleparallel…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-07-23 Maria Caruana , Gabriel Farrugia , Jackson Levi Said

Teleparallel gravity has significantly increased in popularity in recent decades, bringing attention to Einstein's other theory of gravity. In this Review, we relate this form of geometry to the broader metric-affine approach to forming…

Using the Teleparallel Equivalent of General Relativity formulated in Weitzenb\"{o}ck spacetime, we thoroughly explore a kind of Born-Infeld regular gravity leading to second order field equations for the vielbein components. We explicitly…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-01-08 Rafael Ferraro , Franco Fiorini

We study teleparallel gravitational theories with are invariant under the conformal transformations. Wide family of the gravitational Lagrangians that are invariant under conformal transformations have investigated. Cosmological solutions…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-06-24 Davood Momeni , Ratbay Myrzakulov

We investigate compact objects in modified teleparallel gravity with realistic equations of state. We propose a modification of Teleparallel Equivalent to General Relativity, then an appropriate tetrad is applied to the field equations. A…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-04-26 S. G. Vilhena , S. B. Duarte , M. Dutra , P. J. Pompeia

In the conventional formulation of general relativity, gravity is represented by the metric curvature of Riemannian geometry. There are also alternative formulations in flat affine geometries, wherein the gravitational dynamics is instead…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-07-14 Muzaffer Adak , Tekin Dereli , Tomi S. Koivisto , Caglar Pala

Teleparallel gravity and its popular generalization $f(T)$ gravity can be formulated as fully invariant (under both coordinate transformations and local Lorentz transformations) theories of gravity. Several misconceptions about teleparallel…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-09-25 M. Krssak , R. J. van den Hoogen , J. G. Pereira , C. G. Boehmer , A. A. Coley

Motivated by the properties of matter quantum fields in curved space-times, we work out a gravity theory that combines the Born-Infeld gravity Lagrangian with an $f(R)$ piece. To avoid ghost-like instabilities, the theory is formulated…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-09-18 Andrey N. Makarenko , Sergei Odintsov , Gonzalo J. Olmo

We construct a theory in which the gravitational interaction is described only by torsion, but that generalizes the Teleparallel Theory still keeping the invariance of local Lorentz transformations in one particular case. We show that our…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-07-07 Ednaldo L. B. Junior , Manuel E. Rodrigues

Teleparallel gravity theories were proposed as alternatives to the dark energy and modified theories of gravity. However, both the metric and symmetric teleparallel gravity theories have been found to have serious pathologies, such as…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-07-16 Dalia Saha , Jyoti Prasad Saha , Abhik kumar sanyal

In theories such as teleparallel gravity and its extensions, the frame basis replaces the metric tensor as the primary object of study. A choice of coordinate system, frame basis and spin-connection must be made to obtain a solution from…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-02-28 A. A. Coley , R. J. van den Hoogen , D. D. McNutt

Teleparallel gravity theories employ a tetrad and a Lorentz spin connection as independent variables in their covariant formulation. In order to solve their field equations, it is helpful to search for solutions which exhibit certain…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-10-09 Manuel Hohmann , Laur Järv , Martin Krššák , Christian Pfeifer