Reconstruction of f(T) gravity from the Holographic Dark Energy

Among different candidates to play the role of Dark Energy (DE), modified gravity has emerged as offering a possible unification of Dark Matter (DM) and DE. The purpose of this work is to develop a reconstruction scheme for the modified gravity with f(T) action using holographic energy density. In the framework of the said modified gravity we have considered the equation of state of the Holographic DE (HDE) density. Subsequently we have developed a reconstruction scheme for modified gravity with f(T) action. Finally we have obtained a modified gravity action consistent with the HDE scenario.     

Transient acceleration in f(T) gravity

Recently an f(T) gravity based on the modification of teleparallel gravity was proposed to explain the accelerated expansion of the universe. We use observational data from type Ia supernovae, baryon acoustic oscillations, and cosmic microwave background to constrain this f(T) theory and reconstruct the effective equation of state and the deceleration parameter. We obtain the best-fit values of parameters and find an interesting result that the constrained f(T) theory allows for the accelerated Hubble expansion to be a transient effect.     

Bianchi type-III cosmological model in f(R,T) theory of gravity

A spatially homogeneous Bianchi type-III space-time is considered in the presence of perfect fluid source in the frame work of f(R,T) gravity (Harko et al. in Phys. Rev. D 84:024020, 2011) with the help of a special law of variation for Hubble’s parameter proposed by Bermann (Nuovo Cimento B 74:182, 1983). A cosmological model with an appropriate choice of the function f(T) has been constructed. The physical behavior of the model is studied.     

Study of Bianchi I anisotropic model in f(R,T) gravity

We discuss the Bianchi type I model with perfect fluid as matter content in f(R,T) gravity, where R is the Ricci scalar and T is the trace of the energy-momentum tensor. We obtain exact solutions of the field equations employing the anisotropic feature of spacetime for two expansion laws namely exponential and power expansions. The physical and kinematical quantities are examined for both cases in future evolution of the universe. We also explore the validity of null energy condition and conclude that our solutions are consistent with the current observations.     

LRS Bianchi type-I cosmological model in f(R,T) theory of gravity

The exact solutions of the field equations in respect of LRS Bianchi type-I space time filled with perfect fluid in the framework of f(R,T) gravity (Harko et al., arXiv: [gr-qc], 2011) are derived. The physical behavior of the model is studied. In fact, the possibility of reconstruction of the LRS Bianchi type-I cosmology with an appropriate choice of a function f(T) has been proved in f(R,T) gravity.     

Bianchi type-V bulk viscous string cosmological model in f(R,T) gravity

In this paper, we investigate a spatially homogeneous and anisotropic Bianchi type-V cosmological model in a scalar-tensor theory of gravitation proposed by Harko et al. (Phys. Rev. D 84:024020, 2011) when the source for energy momentum tensor is a bulk viscous fluid containing one dimensional cosmic strings. To obtain a determinate solution, a special law of variation proposed by Berman (Nuovo Cimento B 74:182, 1983) is used. We have also used the barotropic equation of state for the pressure and density and bulk viscous pressure is assumed to be proportional to energy density. It is interesting to note that the strings in this model do not survive. Also the model does not remain anisotropic throughout the evolution of the universe. Some physical and kinematical properties of the model are also discussed.     

Non-existence of Bianchi type-III bulk viscous string cosmological model in f(R,T) gravity

A spatially homogeneous and anisotropic Bianchi type-III space-time is considered in the presence of bulk viscous fluid containing one dimensional cosmic strings in the frame work of f(R,T) gravity proposed by Harko et al. (Phys. Rev. D 84:024020, 2011). To get a determinate solution of the field equations of this theory, we have used (i) a barotropic equation of state for the pressure and density and (ii) the bulk viscous pressure is proportional to the energy density. It is interesting to observe that, in this case, Bianchi type-III bulk viscous string cosmological model does not exist and degenerates into vacuum model of general relativity.     

Cosmological evolution for dark energy models in f(T) gravity

In this paper, we investigate the behavior of equation of state parameter and energy density for dark energy in the framework of f(T) gravity. For this purpose, we use anisotropic LRS Bianchi type I universe model. The behavior of accelerating universe is discussed for some well-known f(T) models. It is found that the universe takes a transition between phantom and non-phantom phases for f(T) models except exponential and logarithmic models. We conclude that our results are relativity analogous to the results of FRW universe.     

Local Lorentz transformation and exact solution in f(T) gravity theories

A general tetrad fields, with an arbitrary function of radial coordinate, preserving spherical symmetry, is provided. Such tetrad is split into two matrices: The first matrix represents a Local Lorentz Transformation (LLT), which contains an arbitrary function. The second matrix represents a proper tetrad fields which satisfy the field equations of f(T) gravitational theory. This general tetrad is applied to the field equations of f(T). We derive a solution with one constant of integration to the resulting field equations of f(T). This solution gives a vanishing value of the scalar torsion. We calculate the energy associated with this solution to investigate what is the nature of the constant of integration.     

Some Kaluza-Klein cosmological models in f(R,T) gravity theory

Algorithms are derived for constructing five dimensional Kaluza-Klein cosmological space-times in the presence of a perfect fluid source in the framework of f(R,T) gravity theory proposed by Harko et al. (Phys. Rev. D 84:024020, 2011). Starting from the solution of Reddy et al. (Int. J. Theor. Phys 51:3222-3227, 2012b) some classes of new solutions are generated which correspond to accelerating models of the Universe. The physical and kinematical behaviors of the models are studied.     

Generalized second law of thermodynamics in f(T) gravity with entropy corrections

We study the generalized second law (GSL) of thermodynamics in f(T) cosmology, where T is the torsion scalar in teleparallelism. We consider the universe as a closed bounded system filled with n component fluids in the thermal equilibrium with the cosmological boundary. We use two different cosmic horizons: the future event horizon and the apparent horizon. We show the conditions under which the GSL will be valid in specific scenarios of the quintessence and the phantom energy dominated eras. Further we associate two different entropies with the cosmological horizons: with a logarithmic correction term and a power-law correction term. We also find the conditions for the GSL to be satisfied or violated by imposing constraints on model parameters.