Scalar-Tensor Symmetric Teleparallel Gravity: Reconstruct the Cosmological History with a Steep Potential

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Autori principali: Murtaza, Ghulam, De, Avik, Paliathanasis, Andronikos
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author Murtaza, Ghulam
De, Avik
Paliathanasis, Andronikos
author_facet Murtaza, Ghulam
De, Avik
Paliathanasis, Andronikos
contents Within the framework of scalar-non-metricity gravity, we introduce a steep potential together with a power-law coupling function and investigate whether the acceleration phases of the universe can be consistently described by this model. In the symmetric teleparallel formulation, and under a Friedmann--Lemaître--Robertson--Walker background, three distinct branches of the connection arise, leading to three different cosmological scenarios. We perform a detailed dynamical analysis of these models by examining the phase space and determining the asymptotic cosmological solutions. The analysis reveals a rich hierarchy of critical points, including matter-dominated epochs, kinetic-dominated stiff-fluid regimes, and steep potential-dominated de Sitter solutions, along with asymptotic trajectories that approach Big Crunch or Big Rip singularities, as well as transient, unstable matter-dominated eras. The stability of the steep potential-dominated de Sitter points is further studied using Center Manifold Theory, showing that, under specific parametric conditions, the model can provide a unified description of both the early and late-time acceleration phases of the universe.
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spellingShingle Scalar-Tensor Symmetric Teleparallel Gravity: Reconstruct the Cosmological History with a Steep Potential
Murtaza, Ghulam
De, Avik
Paliathanasis, Andronikos
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Within the framework of scalar-non-metricity gravity, we introduce a steep potential together with a power-law coupling function and investigate whether the acceleration phases of the universe can be consistently described by this model. In the symmetric teleparallel formulation, and under a Friedmann--Lemaître--Robertson--Walker background, three distinct branches of the connection arise, leading to three different cosmological scenarios. We perform a detailed dynamical analysis of these models by examining the phase space and determining the asymptotic cosmological solutions. The analysis reveals a rich hierarchy of critical points, including matter-dominated epochs, kinetic-dominated stiff-fluid regimes, and steep potential-dominated de Sitter solutions, along with asymptotic trajectories that approach Big Crunch or Big Rip singularities, as well as transient, unstable matter-dominated eras. The stability of the steep potential-dominated de Sitter points is further studied using Center Manifold Theory, showing that, under specific parametric conditions, the model can provide a unified description of both the early and late-time acceleration phases of the universe.
title Scalar-Tensor Symmetric Teleparallel Gravity: Reconstruct the Cosmological History with a Steep Potential
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.03042