{\Lambda}CDM suitably embedded in f(R) with a non-minimal coupling to matter
Abstract
In this work, we further study a metric modified theory of gravity which contains a non-minimal coupling to matter, more precisely, we assume two functions of the scalar curvature, and , where the first one generalises the Hilbert-Einstein action, while the second couples to the matter Lagrangian. On the one hand, assuming a CDM background, we calculate analytical solutions for the functions and . We consider two setups: on the first one, we fix and compute and on the second one, we fix and compute . Moreover, we do the analysis for two different energy density contents, a matter dominated universe and a general perfect fluid with a constant equation of state fuelling the universe expansion. On the other hand, we complete our study by performing a cosmographic analysis for and . We conclude that the gravitational coupling to matter can drive the accelerated expansion of the universe.
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Cite
@article{arxiv.2103.01982,
title = {{\Lambda}CDM suitably embedded in f(R) with a non-minimal coupling to matter},
author = {María Ortiz-Baños and Mariam Bouhmadi-López and Ruth Lazkoz and Vincenzo Salzano},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.01982},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
10 pages, 2 figures. To appear in EPJC