2021/10/01 by F.P. Fronimos, Fotis Fronimos, Fronimos, Fotis · 1 citation
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #Cosmology and Gravitation Theories #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc) #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements #High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th) #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #gr-qc #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2110.00353
11 pages, 8 figures, EPJ Plus Accepted
arxiv created 2021/10/01 · openalex publication_date 2021/10/01 · arxiv updated 2021/10/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In this short note we present the dynamics of a general scalar-tensor model, and in particular a scalar Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet model with a non-minimal coupling between gravity and the kinetic term of the scalar field. For the sake of simplicity two f(R) models are studied separately, an exponential and a power-law, accompanied by either an exponential or quartic scalar potential and a strictly exponential Gauss-Bonnet scalar coupling function known for being a suitable candidate for describing both the early and the late time. By introducing the general framework of a late-time study for an arbitrary scalar-tensor model, we find that the aforementioned models are capable of producing compatible with the Planck data observations and are in a relatively good agreement with the ΛCDM model and the GW170817 event as the tensor perturbation velocity is equal to unity in natural units for the whole are of values of redshift studied if certain parameters are properly designated. A brief comment on the appearance of dark energy oscillations which appear for the case of power-law f(R) and the overall viability of the model is also made.