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Title: Can f(R) gravity contribute to (dark) radiation?

Abstract

We discuss the possibility that suitable modifications of gravity could account for some amount of the radiation we observe today, in addition to the possibility of explaining the present speed up of the universe. We start introducing and reviewing cosmological reconstruction methods for metric f(R) theories of gravity that can be considered as one of the straightforward modifications of Einstein's gravity as soon as f(R)≠ R. We then take into account two possible f(R) models which could give rise to (dark) radiation. Constraints on the models are found by using the Planck Collaboration 2015 data within a cosmographic approach and by obtaining the matter power spectrum of those models. The conclusion is that f(R) gravity can only contribute minimally to the (dark) radiation to avoid departures from the observed matter power spectrum at the smallest scales (of the order of 0.01Mpc{sup −1}), i.e., precisely those scales that exited the horizon at the radiation dominated epoch. This result could strongly contribute to select reliable f(R) models.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Theoretical Physics, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, P.O. Box 644, 48080 Bilbao (Spain)
  2. Departamento de Física, Universidade da Beira Interior, 6200 Covilhã (Portugal)
  3. Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Napoli 'Federico II', Compl. Univ. di Monte Sant'Angelo, Via Cinthia 9, I-80126 Napoli (Italy)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22525360
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 2015; Journal Issue: 09; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1475-7516
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; COSMOLOGY; GRAVITATION; LIMITING VALUES; METRICS; MODIFICATIONS; REVIEWS; UNIVERSE; VELOCITY

Citation Formats

Morais, João, Bouhmadi-López, Mariam, and Capozziello, Salvatore. Can f(R) gravity contribute to (dark) radiation?. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2015/09/041.
Morais, João, Bouhmadi-López, Mariam, & Capozziello, Salvatore. Can f(R) gravity contribute to (dark) radiation?. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/09/041
Morais, João, Bouhmadi-López, Mariam, and Capozziello, Salvatore. 2015. "Can f(R) gravity contribute to (dark) radiation?". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2015/09/041.
@article{osti_22525360,
title = {Can f(R) gravity contribute to (dark) radiation?},
author = {Morais, João and Bouhmadi-López, Mariam and Capozziello, Salvatore},
abstractNote = {We discuss the possibility that suitable modifications of gravity could account for some amount of the radiation we observe today, in addition to the possibility of explaining the present speed up of the universe. We start introducing and reviewing cosmological reconstruction methods for metric f(R) theories of gravity that can be considered as one of the straightforward modifications of Einstein's gravity as soon as f(R)≠ R. We then take into account two possible f(R) models which could give rise to (dark) radiation. Constraints on the models are found by using the Planck Collaboration 2015 data within a cosmographic approach and by obtaining the matter power spectrum of those models. The conclusion is that f(R) gravity can only contribute minimally to the (dark) radiation to avoid departures from the observed matter power spectrum at the smallest scales (of the order of 0.01Mpc{sup −1}), i.e., precisely those scales that exited the horizon at the radiation dominated epoch. This result could strongly contribute to select reliable f(R) models.},
doi = {10.1088/1475-7516/2015/09/041},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22525360}, journal = {Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics},
issn = {1475-7516},
number = 09,
volume = 2015,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}