Physics Letters B 751 (2015) 89–95
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Logarithmic corrected F (R) gravity in the light of Planck 2015
J. Sadeghi, H. Farahani
∗
Department of Physics, University of Mazandaran, P.O. Box 47416-95447, Babolsar, Iran
a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t
Article history:
Received
31 August 2015
Received
in revised form 7 October 2015
Accepted
7 October 2015
Available
online 20 October 2015
Editor:
J. Hisano
Keywords:
Modified
gravity
Plank
data
Einstein’s
frame
In this Letter, we consider the theory of F (R) gravity with the Lagrangian density £ = R + α R
2
+
β
R
2
ln β R. We obtain the constant curvature solutions and find the scalar potential of the gravitational
field. We also obtain the mass squared of a scalaron in the Einstein’s frame. We find cosmological
parameters corresponding to the recent Plank 2015 results. Finally, we analyze the critical points and
stability of the new modified theory of gravity and find that logarithmic correction is necessary to have
successful model.
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1. Introduction
Recent astrophysical observations clarify the accelerated expan-
sion
of universe [1–3], which may be described by dark energy
scenario. In that case, there are several dark energy models, the
simplest one is the cosmological constant, however it is not a dy-
namical
model, so there are another alternative theories such as
quintessence [4–9], phantom [10–16], and quintom [17–19] mod-
els,
or holographic dark energy proposal [20–23]. Moreover, there
are interesting models to describe the dark energy such as Chaply-
gin
gas [24–42].
Modification
of the Einstein–Hilbert (EH) action through the
Ricci scalar can describe inflation and also present accelerated ex-
pansion
of universe. This called F (R) gravity model, so there are
several ways to construct a F (R) gravity models [43–46]. In this
paper we consider the particular case of the F (R) gravity model
where the Ricci scalar replaced by a new function,
F (R) = R +αR
2
+β R
2
ln β R, (1.1)
where β>0is the parameter with the squared length dimension
and also α > 0. This model can describe the universe evolution
without introducing the dark energy [47], where the cosmic accel-
eration
exists due to the modified gravity. So, F (R) gravity models
can be replaced to the cosmological constant model.
The
function given by (1.1) without logarithmic correction
(β =0) has been studied by [48,49] which is applicable to a neu-
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Corresponding author.
E-mail
addresses: pouriya@ipm.ir (J. Sadeghi), h.farahani@umz.ac.ir (H. Farahani).
tron star with a strong magnetic field [50]. In order to consider
effect of gluons in curved space–time, the logarithmic correction in
(1.1) proposed by [51]. In the Ref. [51] a phenomenological model
based on the equation (1.1) proposed. Motivated by this model, we
would like to use relation (1.1) to study some cosmological param-
eters
in the light of new data of Planck 2015.
Initial
idea of the F (R) gravity models successfully examined by
Refs. [52–54]. Then, several models of F (R) gravity introduced in
the literature [55–61]. These are indeed phenomenological mod-
els
which describe evolution of universe. The Minkowski metric
η
μν
= diag(−1, 1, 1, 1) and c =
¯
h = 1are used in the initial F (R)
gravity model [62]. Now, we would like to use logarithmic cor-
rected
F (R) model given by the equation (1.1) and exam cosmo-
logical
consequences of the model using recent data of Planck [63].
This
paper is organized as follows. In Section 2, we introduce
the model, then we study constant curvature condition in Sec-
tion 3.
In Section 4 we obtain the form of the scalar tensor. Cos-
mological
parameters like tensor to scalar ratio are obtained in
Section 5. Critical points and stability analyzed in Section 6. Fi-
nally,
in Section 7 we give conclusion.
2. The model
We begin with the equation (1.1) to modify the Ricci scalar R in
the EH action. The function F (R) satisfies the conditions F (0) = 0,
corresponding to the flat space–time without cosmological con-
stant.
Thus, the action in the Jordan frame becomes
S =
d
4
x
√
−g£ =
d
4
x
√
−g
1
2κ
2
F (R) +£
m
,
(2.1)
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