Dark Energy, Cosmological Singularities and their Quantum Fate: Insights from Scalar-Tensor Theories and Metric () Gravity

This PhD dissertation explores scalar-tensor theories and other modifications to general relativity to address fundamental questions about the origin of the latetime acceleration of the Universe and the role of dark energy in shaping its ultimate fate. In particular, our research has focused on scal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Borislavov Vassilev, Teodor
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2026
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/132492
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/132492
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:524.8(043.2)
Física (Física)
2101 Cosmología y Cosmogonía
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Sumario:This PhD dissertation explores scalar-tensor theories and other modifications to general relativity to address fundamental questions about the origin of the latetime acceleration of the Universe and the role of dark energy in shaping its ultimate fate. In particular, our research has focused on scalar-tensor theories known as kinetic gravity braiding and on modification of the Einstein-Hilbert action in the form of metric f(R) theories of gravity, in both of which gravitational waves trivially propagate at the speed of light...