Published July 1, 2019 | Version v1
Journal article

Teleparallel equivalent of Lovelock gravity, generalizations and cosmological applications

  • 1. Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad Diego Portales, Avenida Ejército Libertador 441, Casilla 298-V, Santiago (Chile)
  • 2. Departamento de Física y Astronomía, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Serena, Avenida Cisternas 1200, La Serena (Chile)

Description

We consider the teleparallel equivalent of Lovelock gravity and its natural extension, where the action is given by an arbitrary function f(TL1TL2,⋅ ⋅ ⋅ , TLn) of the torsion invariants TLi, which contain higher order torsion terms, and derive its field equations. Then, we consider the special case of f(TL1TL2) gravity and study a cosmological scenario by selecting a particular f(TL1TL2), and derive the Friedmann equations. Also, we perform a dynamical systems analysis to extract information on the evolution of the cosmological model. Mainly, we find that the model has a very rich phenomenology and can describe the acceleration of the universe at late times.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2019/07/040

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Journal Volume
2019
Journal Issue
07
Journal Page Range
p. 040
ISSN
1475-7516

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
51061622
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; FIELD EQUATIONS; GRAVITATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UNIVERSE
Descriptors DEC
EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS