f(T) Non-linear Massive Gravity and the Cosmic Acceleration

You Wu, Zu Cheng Chen, Jia Xin Wang, Hao Wei*

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Abstract

Inspired by the f (R) non-linear massive gravity, we propose a new kind of modified gravity model, namely f (T) non-linear massive gravity, by adding the dRGT mass term reformulated in the vierbein formalism, to the f (T) theory. We then investigate the cosmological evolution of f (T) massive gravity, and constrain it by using the latest observational data. We find that it slightly favors a crossing of the phantom divide line from the quintessence-like phase (wde > -1) to the phantom-like one (wde < -1) as redshift decreases.

Original languageEnglish
Article number701
Pages (from-to)701-708
Number of pages8
JournalCommunications in Theoretical Physics
Volume63
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2015

Keywords

  • dark energy
  • f(T) theory
  • massive gravity
  • modified gravity
  • observational cosmology

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