Aspects of axion F(R) gravity

We provide a compact review on recent developments on axion F(R) gravity. The axion field is a string-theory-originated theoretical particle that is a perfect candidate for low-mass particle dark matter. In this review we present how a viable inflationary phenomenology and a viable late-time evoluti...

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Autores: Odintsov, Sergei D., Oikonomou, Vasilis K.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/236176
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/236176
Access Level:acceso abierto
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Sumario:We provide a compact review on recent developments on axion F(R) gravity. The axion field is a string-theory-originated theoretical particle that is a perfect candidate for low-mass particle dark matter. In this review we present how a viable inflationary phenomenology and a viable late-time evolution can be described by an axion F(R) gravity theory, in which the F(R) gravity part can drive in a geometric way the inflationary and the late-time era, and the axion field behaves as dark matter, with its energy density ρ behaving as a function of the scale factor as ρ ∼ a. We also briefly discuss the effect of a non-trivial axion Chern-Simons coupling on the inflationary phenomenology of the R model. Finally, we briefly discuss the effects of a non-minimal coupling of the axion field with the curvature on neutron stars, and also the propagation of gravity waves in Chern-Simons axion gravity.